ROSTOV-ON-DON, March 27. /TASS/. Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) and the Interior Ministry’s anti-extremist center in the Rostov Region have detained five members of the extremist organization Alla-Ayat (banned in Russia) for trying to recruit local residents, law enforcement agencies have told TASS.

"The criminal activity of the extremist cell was coordinated from abroad. Financial flows were directed there. The cell’s leader and five active members who conducted aggressive recruitment have been identified and detained," the source said.

The regional office of the Investigative Committee has launched criminal proceedings under article 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organization of an extremist ring).