The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained a 48-year-old Russian citizen for planning terrorist attacks in Belgorod, Bryansk, and Tula regions under the direction of Ukrainian special services, the agency’s press office reported.
“A Russian citizen, born in 1976, was arrested for manufacturing improvised explosive devices in the interests of Ukrainian special services. The devices were intended for use in terrorist attacks in Belgorod, Bryansk, and Tula regions,” the agency reported, adding that officers seized a ready-to-use 4.8 kg improvised explosive device from the defendant’s home.
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Source: TASS News
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