Russian Border Guards Found +1,400 Terrorist-Linked Suspects in 2017

Russian border guards discovered over 1,400 suspects linked to terrorism in 2017, according to a high-ranking federal security general.

News ID: 70400

Date: 28 May 2018 - 10:49

TEHRAN (Defapress)- "Militants pressured out of conflict zones are trying to use international transport channels to get into Russia... the Border Service and the local security services have worked out, and are constantly perfecting, the practice of cooperating to expose such people among the flow of passengers," General Vladimir Kulishov, the head of the Russian Border Service, said, RT reported.

In addition to the 1,400 terrorist-linked suspects, the border guards have found at least 50 foreign citizens trying to cross through Russia to get into an international conflict zone throughout the years. Of them, a total of over 6,500 people with international and federal search warrants have been detained, Kulishov added.

The FSB has thwarted a number of terrorist attacks in Russia in recent years. ISIL-affiliated attackers, in particular, have been trying to get back at Russia for its involvement in beating back the terrorist groups in Syria.

The most recent prevented attack was to target Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on May 9, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov, who is responsible for counter-terrorism. He announced that 20 terrorists were detained in Western Siberia as they were plotting to attack the million-strong Immortal Regiment March, where people honor their ancestors who took part in defeating Nazi Germany during World War Two.