FSB conducted a series of arrests in Moscow and St Petersburg terror suspects, who were preparing attacks in the run-up to the World Cup. The aim of the terrorists was the failure of the fans coming to Russia, transfers “KP” with reference to the DSP FSB. Shares militants planned to be held in places of mass people finding.
The detention of the inter-regional terrorist group, consisting of natives of the Central Asian region was supported by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs and in cooperation with foreign partners in the Republic of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. They were planning to commit a series of resonant subversive and terrorist acts in g. Moscow and g. Saint - Petersburg with automatic weapons and improvised explosive devices of high power – According to the Russian Federal Security Service.
During searches in rented apartments in 10 terrorists seized 4 high power improvised explosive device, stuffed with shrapnel, means of initiation, machines, submachine guns, and grenades.
The FSB added, that detainees give a confession about the contacts with the leaders of the banned Russian international terrorist organization LIH in the Middle East, objects terrorist aspirations, as well as in respect of associates and posobnicheskoy base, on the territory of Russia, and abroad.
