Russia: Four IS supporters arrested in Ingushetia for plotting terror attacks

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained four supporters of the IS terrorist organization (outlawed in Russia), who were plotting attacks in Ingushetia, in particular against law enforcement officers with the use of explosive devices, FSB Public Affairs department told TASS on Monday.

“Russia’s Federal Security Service, together with the Investigative Committee, the Foreign Ministry and the National Guard of Russia, foiled the activities of supporters of the IS international terrorist organization, involved in the preparation and execution of terrorist crimes in the Ingushetia Region,” the FSB Public Affairs department noted.

ФСБ задержала четырех сторонников запрещенной в России международной террористической организации ИГ, готовивших теракты в Ингушетии, в том числе нападения на правоохранителей с использованием взрывных устройств: https://t.co/psF5qo8BS0

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— ТАСС (@tass_agency) September 6, 2021