The Federal Security Service of Russia stopped the activities of a conspiratorial cell of supporters of the international terrorist organization "Islamic State" * in Tyumen, according to a statement on the official website of the department. 

“As a result of a complex of operational-search measures on the territory of the Tyumen region, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation uncovered and suppressed the activities of a conspiratorial cell of supporters of the international terrorist organization“ Islamic State ”, which included citizens of one of the republics of the Central Asian region, who planned, at the direction of foreign MTO emissaries, committing sabotage and terrorist acts at objects of mass stay of people, "- said in the department.

The FSB clarified that on the night of July 28-29, during the arrest of the gang leader and his accomplice, who were trying to extract illegal funds from a pre-arranged cache on the outskirts of the city, the criminals put up armed resistance to the security forces and were neutralized.

During the special operation, no one was injured among civilians. 

"As a result of the inspection of the scene and the searches conducted at the addresses of the bandits' residence, the following were found and seized: a ready-to-use improvised explosive device, firearms and ammunition, as well as communications equipment and religious literature," the FSB stressed.

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On the fact of the incident, further operational-search measures and investigative actions are being carried out in the framework of criminal cases under Articles 30, 205, 222, 317.

Recall that over the past few months, the Russian FSB has repeatedly reported on cases of suppression of the activities of terrorist cells intending to carry out terrorist acts on the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as on the arrests of persons trying to support terrorist groups.

So, in mid-July, the service reported on the prevention of a terrorist attack in Moscow.

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

As emphasized in the service, the identity of the terrorist is not disclosed in the interests of the investigation.

At the same time, the FSB noted that IED components, instructions for its manufacture and correspondence with members of international terrorist organizations located in Syria were found in the suspect's cache.

A criminal case was initiated into the incident.

At the end of July, the Investigative Committee announced the arrest of seven members of the extremist community who were planning a terrorist attack on the territory of the police department in Kislovodsk.

Residents of the Republic of Dagestan, the Karachay-Cherkess Republic and the Stavropol Territory were involved in organizing the planned attack.

“The investigation has collected a sufficient evidence base, and, depending on the role of each, these persons are charged with committing crimes under Part 1 of Art.

282.2, part 2 of Art.

282.2 ("Organization and participation in the activities of an extremist organization"), part 1 of Art.

30, item "a" part 2 of Art.

205, part 2 of Art.

223.1, part 2 of Art.

222.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Preparation for committing a terrorist act, illegal manufacture and storage of explosive devices by a group of persons by prior conspiracy") ", - indicated in the UK.

According to the investigation, a religious association was organized in Kislovodsk, the purpose of which was "to establish world domination of a radical form of Islam and the creation of a single Islamic state in the Russian Federation." 

Two members of this extremist community planned to carry out a terrorist attack on the territory of the administrative building of the Kislovodsk police department using an improvised explosive device they had made.

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

As a result of the special operation, six terrorists were eliminated, two were detained.

According to the intelligence service, the terrorist attacks were planned to be carried out in the summer of 2021 by members of the conspiratorial cells of the Islamic State terrorist group.

* "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.