Russian Forces Detain 18 ISIL-Linked Terror Suspects in Tatarstan

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Russian Federal Security Service, FSB, released on Tuesday that it has detained several people allegedly acting under the guidance of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIS/ISIL) in the Republic of Tatarstan.

News ID: 73399

Date: 30 October 2018 - 17:03

According to FSB, a total of 18 cell members were detained. The agents also confiscated weapons, extremist literature and identity documents, the AMN reported.

FSB’s press release said that the members of the sleeper cell were planning to carry out attacks in Russia, and afterwards join ISIL in Syria.

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