Russia's FSB Detains IS Members In Southwestern City Of Stavropol, Seizes Bomb Components

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th October, 2022) The Russian security forces have detained several members of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) in the southwestern city of Stavropol for attempts to stage a terrorist attack at a bus station, and seized the materials intended for making explosive device, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Friday.

"The FSB uncovered and suppressed the activities of a covert cell of the IS members in Stavropol as a result of law enforcement intelligence operations," the statement read.

The detained Russian nationals were planning to organize a terrorist act on the instruction of the terrorist group at one of the bus stations in Stavropol, according to the FSB.

One of the detainees said that he planned to leave for Africa, but he needed to stage a terrorist act before departure, the footage published by the FSB showed.

The defendants have confessed to the crime, the security service said, adding that law enforcement intelligence operations are continuing.