Russian security agency FSB said Wednesday
that it arrested a group of immigrants from Central Asian countries on
suspicion of planning a series of terror attacks during the May 9
Victory Day celebrations. The agency said the attacks were ordered by
the leaders of international terrorist organizations based in Syria and
Turkey, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported, citing the FSB.
“We have found a large quantity of weapons,
explosives and other terrorist equipment,” the FSB, said in a
Russian-language statement, according to .
“The suspects were planning to fire weapons into a crowd, during mass
street celebrations on May 9,” a source at FSB reportedly told
Russia's RIA Novosti news agency.
The arrested suspects have been taken to the
central FSB office at Lubyanka in Moscow, RT.com reported, adding that
those arrested “are progressing towards making confessions.”
On Sunday, Russia marked Labor Day that saw
several high-profile cultural and political events near Moscow.
Moreover, the Russian Orthodox Church celebrated Easter on the same day.
According to AFP,
hundreds of thousands of people usually arrive at Moscow for a military
parade and other celebrations to mark the anniversary of victory over
Nazi Germany in the World War II.
Russia has supported Syrian President Bashar
Assad in his offensive against rebels, and helped the Middle Eastern
country to recapture the ancient city of Palmyra
from the Islamic State group in March. The U.S. and allies have accused
Russia of carrying out air campaign against the Syrian rebels in garb
of strikes against ISIS militants. However, Russia has consistently
denied the accusation.
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