“Tonight, during the operational-search activities in Murmansk, the FSB of Russia established the whereabouts of an armed bandit who planned to carry out a terrorist attack,” the NAK reports to Interfax.

It is noted that when trying to detain the gunman opened fire on special forces and was neutralized.

It is specified that he was associated with IG *.

Earlier it was reported that security forces prevented the attacks that the militants were preparing in the Stavropol Territory and the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area.

* “Islamic State” (IG) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2014.