MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 22nd March, 2020) Russia's National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) said on Sunday its agents had neutralized a bandit near the city of Ufa, who planned to carry out a terror attack.
According to the NAC, the officers attempted to stop a car with the armed bandit on a highway in the suburbs of Ufa on Saturday at about 14:00 GMT. When demanded to lay down his arms and surrender to the authorities, the bandit opened fire.
"The criminal was neutralized in a fire exchange. A gun and a ready-for-use improvised explosive device were found at the scene of the shootout. According to reports, the neutralized bandit intended to carry out a terrorist attack," the NAC said.
There were no victims in the incident, it added.
