Members of a terrorist organization detained in Russia

FSB employees reported the detention of a terrorist, a member of a jihadist group, but the nationality of the individual has not been disclosed.

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The FSB press center reported that FSB officers detained members of a cell of the banned terrorist organization “Katibat al-Tawhid wal-Jihad” in Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk.

“During operational search activities, it was established that the cell members were financing a terrorist structure operating in Syria, as well as calling for the commission of terrorist crimes on the territory of Russia,” the FSB statement said.

Communication devices, electronic data storage devices, and bank cards were seized from the detainees. Criminal cases have been initiated by investigative authorities.

It was previously reported that a citizen of Tajikistan was convicted in Khakassia for spreading the ideology of the banned terrorist organization “Katibat al-Tawhid wal-Jihad” via the internet. He was sentenced to two and a half years in prison.

Additionally, his neighbor, another citizen of Tajikistan who lived with him in the same rented apartment, was also held criminally liable. According to the investigation, he was aware of his compatriot’s illegal activities but did not report it to law enforcement. He was fined 25,000 rubles, and as an additional punishment, he was deprived of his residence permit in Russia and deported to Tajikistan, the statement noted.