Russia’s Federal Security Service Prevents Terrorist Attacks in Yekaterinburg


Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has prevented terrorist attacks in the Ural city of Yekaterinburg in a counter-terrorism operation during which three gunmen were neutralised, the National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) said in a statement on Thursday.

A counter-terrorist operation was established in Yekaterinburg and also in the nearby Aramil urban district, Sverdlovsk Oblast, to ensure security in the area, but it was later lifted.

Improvised explosive devices, weapons, ammunition were discovered at the site of the counter-terrorism operation, it added.

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Source: Sputnik News