Terror attack prevented in Moscow
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has thwarted
a terrorist attack in the city of Tambov, the FSB said in a statement on
Friday.
"The Federal Security Service has thwarted a
terrorist attack in Tambov. A Russian citizen born in 2003 was detained for
plotting the crime," the statement reads.
FSB officers seized explosives, components and
manuals for making an explosive device and communication means at the young
man’s rented apartment.
The Russian Investigative Committee in the Tambov
region has opened a criminal case under Articles 30.1 and 205.1 of the Russian
Criminal Code (preparations for a terrorist attack).
The Investigative Committee said in a statement that
the 17-year-old was a college student. "According to investigators, the
defendant, who shares the ideas of a destructive subculture, planned to carry
out a terrorist attack in a building in Tambov, using a homemade explosive
device created based on an online manual," the statement said.
