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| Bomb plot foiled in Ingushetia – FSB (GRAPHIC VIDEO) | Bomb plot foiled in Ingushetia – FSB (GRAPHIC VIDEO) |
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| A suspected terrorist cell had a 10kg improvised explosive device and a grenade launcher in its arsenal, the agency has said | A suspected terrorist cell had a 10kg improvised explosive device and a grenade launcher in its arsenal, the agency has said |
| The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has targeted eight residents in the southern republic of Ingushetia, who it claims were preparing terrorist attacks against energy infrastructure and police officers. | The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has targeted eight residents in the southern republic of Ingushetia, who it claims were preparing terrorist attacks against energy infrastructure and police officers. |
| The agency raided several addresses in the cities of Magas and Nazran, it announced in a statement on Monday. A suspect at one location was shot after resisting arrest, according to a report and accompanying footage and images released by the FSB. | The agency raided several addresses in the cities of Magas and Nazran, it announced in a statement on Monday. A suspect at one location was shot after resisting arrest, according to a report and accompanying footage and images released by the FSB. |
| The video also included the moment an alleged secret weapons stash in a wall was discovered. The arsenal included a shoulder-fired grenade launcher, 11 hand grenades, five assault rifles, nine handguns, and a massive improvised explosive device with an equivalent yield of 10kg of TNT, the FSB stated. | The video also included the moment an alleged secret weapons stash in a wall was discovered. The arsenal included a shoulder-fired grenade launcher, 11 hand grenades, five assault rifles, nine handguns, and a massive improvised explosive device with an equivalent yield of 10kg of TNT, the FSB stated. |
| The suspects have been charged with crimes related to illegal possession of explosives and weapons, and attempted sabotage. | The suspects have been charged with crimes related to illegal possession of explosives and weapons, and attempted sabotage. |
| Last month, security officials in Ingushetia reported that they had foiled a gun attack on a church in the region, which would have mirrored a high-profile terrorist assault in Dagestan in June. | Last month, security officials in Ingushetia reported that they had foiled a gun attack on a church in the region, which would have mirrored a high-profile terrorist assault in Dagestan in June. |
| On that occasion, a coordinated attack in two cities resulted in gunmen killing 22 people, including a Christian priest, a synagogue security guard, and 17 police officers. Security was ramped up across Muslim-majority regions in southern Russia in response. |