Dozens of terrorists were neutralized in Russia this year, Federal Security Service (FSB) Director and National Antiterrorism Committee Chairman Alexander Bortnikov said at a Committee meeting.
"Russia’s special services have neutralized 65 militants and detained 36 ringleaders, 236 gunmen and 589 militant accomplices this year," TASS cited him as saying.
The FSB Director said that well-coordinated efforts of all agencies involved in the fight against terrorism made it possible to prevent terrorist acts.
According to Bortnikov, the Interior Ministry and the FSB Border Service banned more than 10,000 people suspected of being involved in terrorist and extremist activities from entering the country, and also stopped over 60 Russian and foreign nationals from going to conflict zones in the Middle East.
