FSB thwarts Kiev-planned terrorist plot on railway bridge in Perm Region
The Russian citizen, born in 1972, was detained in the city of Chusovoy
MOSCOW, January 12. /TASS/. Officers of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) have stopped a terrorist attack planned by Ukrainian security services on a railway bridge in the Perm Region, the FSB press service told TASS, adding that a Russian citizen suspected of involvement in the plot has been detained.
The Russian citizen, born in 1972, was detained in the city of Chusovoy in the Perm Region. He said that he transferred 350,000 rubles ($4,400) to so-called secure bank accounts under the influence of telephone scammers who contacted him via the Telegram messenger. "Further, acting on the instructions of the attackers, who presented themselves as law enforcement and special services officers, and under the pretext of assisting in the return of the funds, he assembled a homemade explosive device with the intention of committing a terrorist attack," the FSB reported.