FSB announced the prevention of a terrorist attack in Karachay-Cherkessia

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In the city of Cherkessk in Karachay-Cherkessia, a terrorist attack against the security forces, which was prepared by a supporter of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group banned in Russia, was prevented; he was detained. This was reported by the press service of the FSB.

“In the city of Cherkessk, the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, a terrorist act against law enforcement officers was prevented. A resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, born in 2001, who trained him at the direction of the IS militants, was detained, ”the ministry said in a statement.

Components and tools for making an improvised explosive device were seized from the detainee, and correspondence “with members of terrorist structures, exposing his criminal intentions” was found in his phone. The detainee, according to the intelligence service, confessed. The FSB also informs about the initiation of a criminal case under the article on “preparation for a terrorist attack” (part 2 of article 205.5) and on “participation in the activities of a terrorist organization” (2 article 205.5).

At the end of September, the FSB reported on the prevention of two terrorist attacks, but prepared, according to the department, by neo-Nazis in Ufa and Vladivostok. The latest attack, according to the intelligence service, was aimed at influencing the state’s policy in the field of migration.

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