The man was detained
at the end of the last week in a Moscow’s southwestern suburb, according to the
source.
MOSCOW, November 5.
/TASS/. A man suspected of plotting a terror attack in Moscow has been detained
by the police, a source in Moscow’s law enforcement agencies told TASS on
Tuesday.
"The police
detained a national of one of the CIS Central Asian republics on suspicion of
plotting a terror attack in Moscow," the source said, adding that the man
had been detained at the end of the last week in a Moscow’s southwestern
suburb.
According to the
source, a criminal case was opened on charges of threats of an explosion, arson
or other actions that may entail human deaths (part 1, article 205 of the
Russian Criminal Code), which carry a punishment of from ten to 15 years in
prison.
On November 3,
Moscow’s Cheryomushki district court placed the man in custody till January 1,
2020. Investigation is underway to identify his possible accomplices.
Source: ITAR-TASS
05-11-2019
