Three members of extremist organization detained in Kazan

It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the management of the FSB of Russia in Tatarstan.

"The Office of the FSB of Russia in Tatarstan in cooperation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Tatarstan prevented the activity of the jihadist group, whose members planned to commit serious common crimes," the security service said.

The agency notes that law enforcement officials collected evidence about the formation by the suspects in the region of the cell of a religious association banned in Russia.

“Detected and seized: jihadist religious literature, five edged weapons, a stun gun, and electronic storage media,” the FSB said.

On February 18, the FSB reported that the preparation of terrorist attacks in educational institutions was stopped in Crimea, two teenagers from Kerch were detained.

* At-Takfir Val-Hijra - in 2010, the Supreme Court of Russia recognized an extremist association whose activities on the territory of Russia are prohibited.