Published: January 4, 2025 1:30 pm
Author: RT
Four teenagers are in custody in Ekaterinburg, accused of planning a bombing and of ties to a banned terrorist organization
Russian security services have detained four teenagers in Ekaterinburg, central Russia, for allegedly planning a terrorist attack. They are aged 15 to 16.
The Federal Security Service (FSB) said the group planned to use an improvised explosive device in a public area.
The teens allegedly shared the ideology of an unnamed terrorist organization banned in Russia, according to the FSB.
During the investigation, officers seized materials for making explosives and communication equipment containing bomb-making instructions. They also gathered evidence linking the two suspects to the arson of a police car.
“We committed arson, I filmed a video of the car being set on fire. After that, I had the idea to make and test explosives. I asked my friend to help me with this,” one of the suspects admitted in a video released by the FSB.
Two of the four teens involved in the arson reportedly targeted the vehicle in August 2024 after subscribing to neo-Nazi channels on Telegram, where they encountered calls for action against police.
”I saw a parked police car in one of the city’s districts and decided to set it on fire together with a friend,” the detainee said in the footage.
Another detainee confessed to creating a timer for the explosive device and assisting in assembling it. “I agreed to help make a timer and explosives,” the suspect said.
A criminal case has been initiated under several articles of the Russian Criminal Code, including preparation for a terrorist act, illegal possession of explosives, and illegal manufacture of explosives, the FSB stated.
