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 Terrorist recruiters to get life sentences in Russia

Terrorist recruiters to get life sentences in Russia

Russia’s State Duma passed a law in the third and final reading toughening criminal responsibility for recruiting terrorists up to a life sentence. The law stiffens punishment for bankrolling terrorism, as well as incitement, …

FSB prevents New Year terrorist attacks in Moscow

FSB prevents New Year terrorist attacks in Moscow

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has exposed a terror group comprising people originating from Central Asia, who planned to carry out terrorist attacks, particularly involving suicide bombers, during the holiday season and ahead of …

Three terrorists killed in Stavropol

Three terrorists killed in Stavropol

Counter-terrorist operation took place was carried out last night in Stavropol, during which the FSB officers killed three terrorists. According to the FSB regional department, counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced in …

 Moscow's Olympic Stadium evacuated over bomb threat

Moscow's Olympic Stadium evacuated over bomb threat

Two thousand people were evacuated from Moscow's Olympic Stadium on Tuesday over a bomb threat, a source said. The phone threat was received this morning at 11:00 (MSK) with police officers were sent to the spot, RIA Novosti …

 Militants attack Ingush traffic police checkpoint

Militants attack Ingush traffic police checkpoint

The explosive device that detonated at a traffic police checkpoint in the Nazran district of the Russian North Caucasus region of Ingushetia was equivalent to seven or eight kilos of TNT, a source with the Ingush law enforcement agencies …

 New attack on Crimea’s pipeline?

New attack on Crimea’s pipeline?

The second accident on the Crimean gas pipeline has occurred this morning, the Crimean Main Directorate of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said. "We confirm that the second accident [on the pipeline] has taken place," a …

 Gas pipe damaged in Crimea, possibly deliberately

Gas pipe damaged in Crimea, possibly deliberately

A section of a pipeline was damaged in Crimea’s Alushta yesterday, the Russian National Anti-terrorism Committee said. "Yesterday, at about 20:00, a pressure drop was detected at a gas distribution facility near the …

 Putin: FSB effectively prevents terrorism

Putin: FSB effectively prevents terrorism

Since the beginning of the year, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has prevented almost 50 acts of a terrorist nature and detained about 800 members of armed bands, Russia's President Vladimir Putin said today, …

Russia’s FSB thwarts activities of terrorist cell in Crimea

Russia’s FSB thwarts activities of terrorist cell in Crimea

Russian law enforcement agencies have thwarted the activities of followers of the Hizb ut-Tahrir terrorist organization (outlawed in Russia) in Crimea, the regional department of the Federal Security Service (FSB) said. "The …

Bomb call in Okhotny Ryad turns out to be fake

Bomb call in Okhotny Ryad turns out to be fake

During the explosion technicians' work after an anonymous bomb call, an explosive device in the shopping center Okhotny Ryad in the center of Moscow, from where about 700 people were evacuated, was not found, a source in the emergency …

FSB protects Moscow from terrorists again

FSB protects Moscow from terrorists again

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained in Moscow members of the so-called sleeper cell of the ISIS international terror group outlawed in Russia, who planned to carry out terrorist attacks in some crowded places, the FSB …

Phone terrorists attack Moscow

Phone terrorists attack Moscow

  In Moscow, four shopping centers, medical college and three railway stations are evacuated due to the threat of explosion, a source in the emergency services reports. According to him, the city's law enforcement …