Amaq did not detail, however, the dynamics of the attack, nor mentioned which IS network (province) was responsible for the execution of the attack, leading to much speculation on social media and mainstream media regarding which IS province was actually responsible. This is because Amaq pretends to be an independent news outlet in favour of IS, hence it does not use core IS terminology, such as referring to IS provinces; rather, it uses normal terminology, identifying geographical areas and countries by their actual names. Nashir News, on the other hand, the other official mouthpiece of IS, uses core IS terminology, and it will detail which IS province executed the attack, providing additional background information. Regardless, there are strong hints that the Islamic State Qawqaz Province (ISQP) – the IS branch in Russia, referring to the Caucasus region –has executed the attack; hence, Nashir News most likely will refer to the attackers as individuals affiliated with ISQP. At the time of writing, Nashir News is expected to issue details soon, as Amaq has completed its publications.