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Islam Khalilov, 15, and Artyom Donskoy, 14, were working as cloakroom attendants when the attack began. Together with other employees, they reportedly directed people fleeing away from dead ends and towards the exits. On Monday, the boys were awarded medals for bravery in a ceremony by Russia's commissioner for children's rights. "They modestly say they did what they had to do," Maria Lvova-Belova said. ...Islam, whose family are immigrants to Russia from the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan, had been working at Crocus City Hall for about a year. He told local reporters that when the attack began, he thought...

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said Sunday that the difference between democratic and authoritarian regimes is that Russia and Iran would not tell the United States if there was going to be a terrorist attack in the U.S. Host Shannon Bream asked Kaine on “Fox News Sunday” whether the southern border can lead to “real danger” within the U.S., pointing to the attack in Russia that has left more than 133 dead in a Moscow concert hall. He first reiterated that the U.S. warned Russia about this kind of attack earlier this year.