"By blowing up in crowded places": the FSB prevented a terrorist attack in Moscow

The FSB announced the prevention of a terrorist attack in Moscow.

Special services officers detained a Russian who intended to detonate a homemade bomb in crowded places.

“A citizen of Russia has been detained who planned to organize the commission of a terrorist act in July by detonating an improvised explosive device in crowded places,” the message says.

In the cache were found IED components, instructions for its manufacture and correspondence with members of international terrorist organizations located in Syria.

A criminal case was initiated.

The FSB noted that the identity of the terrorist was not disclosed in the interests of the investigation.

Earlier in early July, the FSB prevented a terrorist attack in Ufa.

A supporter of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham * organization who was preparing an explosion at a law enforcement facility was detained in the city.

The security forces found in the house rented by the militant one ready-made improvised explosive device and components for the second.

Subsequently, the detainee said that he intended to set up an explosion in the hospital of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In addition, at the beginning of the month, the FSB prevented a series of terrorist attacks in Moscow, Kabardino-Balkaria and the Astrakhan region.

As a result of this work, six terrorists were eliminated, two were detained.

According to security officials, members of the conspiratorial cells of the Islamic State ** terrorist group intended to commit a series of terrorist attacks in the summer of 2021.

The FSB then clarified the details of the arrests.

For example, on July 3, in the Nalchik and Baksan districts of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, five members of a religious extremist group who were preparing terrorist attacks using firearms and improvised explosive devices were blocked.

Also on russian.rt.com "Six criminals neutralized, two detained": FSB prevented a series of terrorist attacks in Moscow and regions

The attacks were planned to be carried out on the objects of the official Islamic clergy of the region.

According to the FSB, the terrorists put up armed resistance.

The militants were neutralized as part of the introduced counter-terrorist operation regime.

It is emphasized that there were no civilian and law enforcement losses.

As a result of the operation, improvised explosive devices with striking elements, automatic firearms and ammunition, grenades, components for the manufacture of explosives, and religious extremist literature were seized.

On the fact of the incident, criminal cases were opened under criminal articles: preparation for a terrorist act, participation in the activities of a terrorist organization, as well as illegal circulation of weapons, explosives and explosive devices.

The FSB also noted that the identity of the terrorists was not disclosed in the interests of the investigation.

In addition, on June 29, a Russian citizen was detained in Moscow, who was preparing, with his accomplice, who lived in the Astrakhan region, simultaneous attacks on citizens with the use of weapons.

The accomplice of the detainee was liquidated because he put up armed resistance.

On July 1, intelligence officers detained another Russian - he was preparing to detonate an improvised explosive device in places of mass stay of citizens in Moscow.

On the eve of the May holidays, FSB officers also prevented in the Stavropol Territory two attempts to commit terrorist attacks, which were being prepared by IS supporters.

Two people were detained, one of them was planning an attack on the transport infrastructure of the Stavropol Territory.

During the searches, components for the manufacture of incendiary mixture were seized.

The second detainee turned out to be a citizen of one of the countries of Central Asia.

Explosives and projectiles were found at his place of residence.

In addition, on April 22, on the territory of the Stavropol Territory, a citizen of the Russian Federation was detained - a supporter of the ideology of the "Islamic State", who planned on May 9 to blow up an IED in crowded places in Norilsk.

A criminal case was opened under three articles.

* “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham” (“Jabhat Fath al-Sham”, “Front al-Nusra”, “Jabhat al-Nusra”) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated December 29, 2014.

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