BISHKEK, March 28. /TASS/. Recruiters through social networks are trying to recruit Kyrgyz citizens, including minors, to carry out terrorist attacks in Russia, Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Migration said.
"The representative office of the Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Migration in Russia warns that [external forces are trying] to recruit citizens, including minors, through social networks and popular messengers, such as Telegram, to participate in terrorist attacks in Russia," the statement posted on the ministry’s website said.
According to the representative office, recruiters operate mainly through dating sites, looking for potential victims, "analyzing correspondence in various religious, cultural, national and other social groups," betting on "vulnerable people, depressed or experiencing any difficulties."
The representative office urged Kyrgyz citizens residing or temporarily staying in Russia not to give in to various provocations, not to seek employment through social networks, not to participate in various actions, as well as to control children.
"At the same time, the office reminds that participation in a terrorist act is punishable by up to life imprisonment under Russian criminal law," the statement said.