Moscow, Russia. In late breaking news, FSB agents have arrested a number of terrorists suspects before they could carry out their attacks inside the Russian Federation.
In Moscow, four terrorists of the “Islamic state” were detained, who were preparing terrorist attacks on sites of the capital’s transport system, the Center for Public Relations of the FSB reports.
The group consisted of four people – Russians and citizens of Central Asian countries. According to the investigation, they intended to arrange terrorist attacks using improvised explosive devices upon public modes of mass transit.
The FSB said that the actions of the suspects were controlled by leaders inside the territory of Syria. During the search, the detainees found a self-made bomb, components for the manufacture of an explosive device, as well as firearms, ammunition, grenades, literature and video recordings of extremist and terrorist orientation.
“The terrorists planned to go to Syria after committing a sabotage-terrorist act to take part in hostilities as part of the international terrorist organization” Islamic state, “the ministry added.
Now the special services are deciding whether to initiate criminal proceedings.