The FSB named the target of “Moscow terrorists”

The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation stated that a terrorist attack was being prepared in Moscow on public transport. According to the department, it was prepared by people detained in an apartment in Strelbischensky Lane. Five kilograms of explosives were confiscated from them.

Some of them, according to the FSB, were trained in the Islamic State camps. The department noted that Russian citizens arrived from Syria long before the start of the Russian operation.

According to the FSB, all the detainees are Russian citizens (earlier sources reported that there were three Syrians among them ). The number of detainees, their names, gender have not yet been officially announced.

• On October 11, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) announced that a terrorist attack had been prevented. The department did not provide details.