The domestic secret service FSB announced on Friday evening that three suspected perpetrators from a “Central Asian country” had been arrested. The suspects wanted to detonate an explosive device in a public place in the Stavropol region.
The FSB “put an end to the terrorist activities of three citizens of a Central Asian country,” said the intelligence agency’s statement carried by Russian news agencies. This came exactly a week after an attack on a concert hall near Moscow was carried out. More than 140 people were killed.
It was the worst attack in Russia in the past 20 years. Immediately afterwards, the Islamic State (IS) jihadist militia claimed responsibility for the crime. This is viewed as credible by Western intelligence agencies. Despite this, the Russian authorities and services are spreading the version that the attackers had connections to Ukraine.
