Almost 70 terrorists were neutralized in Russia in 2018, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) Igor Kulyagin said at a news conference in the Russian Foreign Ministry.
"During counter-terrorism operations and individual combat activities, 69 militants, including 10 terrorist chieftains, have been neutralized, while 37 chieftains, 257 militants and 622 accomplices have been detained," TASS cited him as saying.
Kulyagin added that a total of 36 terrorist crimes, including 20 terror attacks, were foiled at the preparation stage in 2018 thanks to preventive actions by the law enforcement agencies.
