“As part of an initiated criminal case ... a citizen of the Russian Federation, Abdurakhmanov Abdurakhman Badirovich, who is a member of a deeply secret cell of the MTO IG *, was detained,” RIA Novosti quotes a statement.

  • The FSB reported the arrest in Dagestan of a man involved in the terrorist attack in Istanbul

The FSB added that the detainee sent money to the terrorists, which was used to carry out a terrorist attack in Istanbul in 2017, which killed 39 people.

The armed attack on the Reina nightclub in Istanbul took place on the night of January 1, 2017.

The terrorist shot dead a policeman guarding the club, broke into the premises and opened fire on visitors.

As a result of the attack, 39 people from 13 countries were killed, more than 70 were injured.

The Islamic State terrorist organization claimed responsibility for the incident.

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