Russia detains suspected Islamic militants in Moscow raid Fourteen people were detained in the raid and the 15th was detained separately, the Interior Ministry said. It accused the group of trying to recruit people into radical Islam, including ethnic Russians and other Slavs, and members were suspected of carrying out robberies, assaults and other crimes to finance their activities. During the raid, three homemade bombs and components of explosive devices were found, as well as grenades, guns that fire plastic bullets and extremist literature, it said. Some of the items recovered by the Russian Security Forces (EPA) The detainees included citizens of the Central Asian states of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, people from Russia's mostly Muslim North Caucasus and two ethnic Russians, the ministry said. Islamist militants in the North Caucasus carry out frequent attacks in the region, but have also carried out deadly bomb attacks in Moscow. Arrests of alleged militants are relatively rare in the Russian capital.