“The information ... is provided by the member countries of Interpol.
The database is constantly being updated, so it is difficult to give an exact figure.
Approximately now its volume is about 50 thousand records, ”he said in an interview with TASS.
Prokopchuk noted that thanks to its participation in the anti-terrorist projects of Interpol, Russia received information about "thousands of foreign terrorist fighters who have joined international terrorist organizations around the world."
According to him, intensive work is underway with the law enforcement agencies of Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Iran and the EU countries.
In August, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov recalled the risks of bioterrorism in the world.