Detention of a man suspected of plotting a terror act. Screenshot: http://youtu.be/-_LDs5-jllQ

25 May 2021, 23:16

FSB reports detention in Stavropol Territory of a man suspected of plotting a terror act

In the Stavropol Territory, a supporter of the “Islamic State” (IS, a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, – note of the “Caucasian Knot”), who was plotting a terror act in Norilsk, was detained, the FSB reports. The detainee has an earlier criminal record for terrorism and spent 15 years in prisons, sources reported.

The special operation to detain the suspected terrorist took place on April 22, but the law enforcement body did not report about it until today. According to the FSB’s report, the detainee planned to organize a terror act in Norilsk on May 9 this year by activating an improvised explosive device (IED).

The man was detained after explosives and strike elements were discovered in a hiding he had equipped in a basement of one of the houses in Norilsk. The FSB also found among the suspect’s gadgets the instructions on how to manufacture an IED, as well as correspondence, which proved his attempts to persuade acquaintances to commit an explosion in a parade convoy of military personnel during the Victory Day celebrations.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on May 25, 2021 at 05:58 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

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