A resident of Adygea is suspected of preparing a terrorist attack

The FSB announced that a resident of the village of Novaya Adygeya is involved in the preparation of a terrorist attack at the shopping center "MEGA Adygea-Kuban". The security forces reported about the criminal case against his acquaintance eight months ago.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", in early February, FSB officers named a 20-year-old native of Dagestan as being involved in recruiting young Muslims into a terrorist organization. The security forces also claimed that the young man was closely acquainted with a resident of the village of Novaya Adygeya, who was preparing a terrorist act in the large shopping center "MEGA Adygea-Kuban"; however, they did not report the detention of this person or the prevention of the terrorist act in the specified shopping center.

A criminal case is being investigated in Adygea regarding the preparation of a terrorist act in the shopping center "Mega-Adygea-Kuban". According to the security forces, the terrorist act was being prepared by a 20-year-old resident of the village of Novaya Adygeya, reported RIA Novosti, citing the republican FSB department on November 5.

The security forces claim that the young man "stored explosives and attempted to manufacture an improvised explosive device" with the aim of committing a terrorist act. In addition, according to the FSB, he was involving residents of Adygea in the activities of a terrorist organization banned in Russia.

In addition to preparing a terrorist act and recruitment, the resident of the village is charged with illegal possession of explosives and the manufacture of explosive devices (Articles 222.1 and 223.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), TASS notes.

The young man's involvement in the crimes has been "identified and documented," the FSB indicated. At the same time, the special service did not provide details of the case and did not clarify whether the suspect has been detained.