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IS supporters detained in Moscow turned out to be Turks
18 Turkish citizens have been detained in Moscow on suspicion of involvement in terrorist organizations, law enforcement sources told Interfax.
“False documents were found on the detainees,” the agency’s interlocutor said, adding that the arrests were carried out at several addresses in Moscow.
Earlier, RIA Novosti, citing a source in law enforcement agencies , reported that “almost 20 supporters” of the “Islamic State” (the organization was recognized as terrorist and banned in the Russian Federation) were detained in Moscow, who, according to reports, were recruiting.
, citing a source in law enforcement agencies The arrest in Moscow of 18 alleged recruiters was also reported by TASS . The interlocutor of the agency said that in addition to recruitment, the detainees "were engaged in the manufacture of fake documents, including driver's licenses and work patents." Citizens of which state the detainees are, the TASS source did not specify.
“At the moment, the identities of the detainees are being established, they are being checked for involvement in international extremist and terrorist organizations,” the source stressed.