Recently detained militants linked to Moscow terror attack – FSB

Alleged members of a cell busted in Dagestan were involved in logistics of concert-hall massacre, the security service is claiming

A group of four militants captured on Sunday morning in Russia’s Dagestan had a role in financing and providing equipment for the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack earlier this month, the Russian security service FSB stated on Monday.

The short statement described the group as a terrorist cell composed of foreign nationals, who were allegedly planning a mass-casualty attack in the city of Kaspiysk using automatic firearms and explosives. The group planned to escape Russia right after carrying out the plot, the FSB said.

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