Quoted by Dawn News
The Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia declared that it had prevented a terrorist attempt to target an Orthodox Christian church in Maykop, the North Caucasus region’s capital.
The suspect, a national of an unidentified Central Asian nation, intended to attack the church, kill the ministers and security personnel, and then set the structure on fire.
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Materials linked to an international terrorist organization that is prohibited, a dagger, and parts for an incendiary device were all seized by the FSB.
This incident takes place against a backdrop of increasing Islamist violence in the area, which includes recent simultaneous attacks on police checkpoints and religious facilities that have left 22 people dead, as well as a deadly attack in March that the Islamic State has claimed.
Many suspects, mostly natives of Tajikistan, have been detained by the authorities and are presently awaiting trial.
