Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it had foiled a plot to bomb a shopping mall in the southern city of Stavropol and arrested a man from a Central Asian country suspected of planning to carry out the attack.
In a statement, the agency said the suspect belonged to an international organization designated as terrorist by Russia, had pledged allegiance to its leader, and was planning the attack in fulfillment of that pledge.
The statement did not identify the organization or specify the suspect’s country of nationality. It added that the suspect had surveyed the area around the shopping mall and purchased materials used to make an explosive device. Security officers managed to identify and arrest him before the attack could be carried out.
In a statement, the agency said the suspect belonged to an international organization designated as terrorist by Russia, had pledged allegiance to its leader, and was planning the attack in fulfillment of that pledge.
The statement did not identify the organization or specify the suspect’s country of nationality. It added that the suspect had surveyed the area around the shopping mall and purchased materials used to make an explosive device. Security officers managed to identify and arrest him before the attack could be carried out.
