MOSCOW, March 25. /TASS/. The interests of all four defendants in the terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall were represented by lawyers provided by the state, no defense attorney volunteered, the court told TASS.

"The defense of all four defendants was carried out by lawyers provided by the state," the source said.

Moscow’s Basmanny court arrested four defendants the day before: Dalerjon Mirzoyev, Saidakram Rachabalizod, Shamsidin Fariduni and Muhammadsobir Faizov. The rulings have not yet taken effect and are subject to appeal.

On the evening of March 22, a terrorist attack targeted the Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Region, just over the Moscow city limits. According to the Russian Investigative Committee, the current death toll is 137, but may rise. The Moscow Region Health Ministry said that 182 people were injured.

Eleven individuals suspected of being involved in the terrorist attack have been apprehended, including four gunmen who were detained in the Bryansk Region, southwest of Moscow, as they attempted to seek refuge by crossing the nearby Ukrainian border.