FSB detained associated with ISIS extremist group
Moscow. 15 Nov. INTERFAX.RU — Employees of the Federal security service arrested five members of an extremist group associated with the Islamic state (banned in Russia), who were preparing terrorist acts on the territory of Ingushetia and in Moscow. This was informed on Tuesday “Interfax” in the Center of public relations (TSOs) FSB of the Russian Federation.
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“The FSB in implementing a complex quickly-search actions stopped the activities of a group created to commit crimes of terrorist and extremist nature on the territory of Ingushetia and in Moscow. This group is associated with international terrorist organization “Islamic state”, — told in TSOs.
As a result of the activities of five members of criminal group are detained.
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“In households where they are sheltering, as well as in specially equipped caches seized five firearms, two ready-to-use explosive devices weighing 10 kg of TNT each,” — said the FSB.
In addition, the detainees discovered self-made detonators, components for improvised explosive devices, ammunition for various weapons.
The FSB said that in relation to detainees prosecuted under part 2 of article 205.5 upon participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation, banned in Russia.
In TSOs also noted that earlier, in October 2016, the ringleader of the group — the emissary IG Kutiev and five of his accomplices were neutralized during counter-terrorism operation in Ingushetia. Losses among the personnel was not.