The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained a resident of the city of Neftekamsk, in the country's autonomous republic of Bashkortostan, who stands accused of planning a terrorist attack, regional officials said on Tuesday
UFA (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 11th August, 2020) The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained a resident of the city of Neftekamsk, in the country's autonomous republic of Bashkortostan, who stands accused of planning a terrorist attack, regional officials said on Tuesday.
"FSB officers uncovered the intentions of a resident of Neftekamsk, who planned to commit a terrorist attack by setting fire to the premises of the city administration with the help of an improvised explosive device," the regional FSB said in a statement.
The individual planned the attack in order to "destabilize the current activities of the state authority and instigate a protest movement against the current constitutional order," regional officials said, adding that the male had openly campaigned on the internet.
The suspect has been detained and a criminal case on charges of planning a terrorist attack and inciting others to commit a terrorist attack has been opened.
A video showing the manufacture and testing of explosive devices was seized from the suspect's home, the FSB said.
