According to Bortnikov, some terror attacks were foiled at election stations in the Ingushetia and Bashkortostan Regions during the Russian presidential election and in a shopping mall in Saratov. "In February, two criminals from the Islamic State international terror organization that is outlawed in Russia, who had been plotting a terror attack at an election station during the presidential election, offered armed resistance and were eliminated in the Nazran district in the Ingushetia Region during a counter-terror operation," Bortnikov specified.

"Three terrorism-related crimes were committed in the first quarter of 2018: in the Dagestan, Khabarovsk and Sakhalin Regions. Six terrorist plots have been thwarted," he said at a NAC meeting.

MOSCOW, April 10. /TASS/. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has foiled six terror plots, including at election stations and in a shopping mall, said Alexander Bortnikov, chairman of the National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) and FSB director.

Two members of a far right group, who had also been preparing a terror attack at Ufa’s election stations, were detained in the Bashkortostan Region in March. Two home-made powerful explosives were confiscated.

"Members of an IS cell who planned to commit a terror attack in a shopping mall in Saratov were eliminated the same month in the Saratov Region after offering resistance. Weapons and improvised bombs with the explosive power of about 3 kg of TNT were found," Bortnikov noted.

Bortnikov also said that FSB has exposed 12 terrorist cells since the beginning of the year.

"As many as 12 clandestine terrorist cells have been exposed. Since the beginning of the year, a total of 189 gang members and their accomplices have been apprehended, while 15 have been killed," said Bortnikov.

The FSB chief added that the analysis of information concerning the fight against terrorism proved that leaders of international terrorist organizations still sought to inspire terrorist activities across Russia.

"As a result of our efforts, the downward trend in the number of terrorism-related crimes in Russia has been maintained," Bortnikov stressed.</s>MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former militants from "bandit units" in Syria are now a real threat after the defeat of Islamic State, as many of them may be now planning to return to Russia, the RIA news agency cited the head of Russia's FSB security service as saying on Tuesday.

The FSB head, Alexander Bortnikov, also told a meeting of Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee the security service had uncovered an underground cell of extremists from Central Asia planning to carry out "terrorist acts" during the New Year and Russia's 2018 presidential campaign in the Moscow region.

 

 (Reporting by Dmitry Solovyov; Editing by Maria Kiselyova)</s>April 10 (UPI) -- Russia's Federal Security Service said it has prevented six terror attacks this year, including targets at election stations and in a shopping mall.

Alexander Bortnikov, chairman of the National Antiterrorism Committee and FSB director, said at a meeting Monday that the terrorism-related crimes were to be committed in the first quarter in the regions of Dagestan, Khabarovsk and Sakhalin.

Some of the attacks were foiled at election stations in the Ingushetia and Bashkortostan regions during the Russian presidential election and in a shopping mall in Saratov, Bortnikov said.

Russia's security service has exposed 12 terrorist cells since the beginning of this year -- arresting 189 gang members and killing 15 involved in the crimes.

"In February, two criminals from the Islamic State international terror organization that is outlawed in Russia, who had been plotting a terror attack at an election station during the presidential election, offered armed resistance and were eliminated in the Nazran district in the Ingushetia region during a counterterror operation," Bortnikov said.

The security chief added that two members of a far-right group, who had also been preparing a terror attack at Ufa's election stations, were arrested in the Bashkortostan region in March. Two home-made explosives were also confiscated.

"Members of an IS cell who planned to commit a terror attack in a shopping mall in Saratov were eliminated the same month in the Saratov region after offering resistance," Bortnikov said. "Weapons and improvised bombs with the explosive power were found."</s>The FSB reported last year that it had thwarted a total of 18 terrorist acts in 2017, including on New Year’s Eve and on the first day of the school year.

Russian security forces have prevented six terrorist attacks this year, including two planned on election day in March, the head of the Federal Security Services (FSB) said Tuesday.

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“Six terrorist acts were prevented at the preparatory stage [in January-March],” the state-run TASS news agency cited FSB chief Alexander Bortnikov as saying Tuesday.

Speaking at the National Anti-Terrorism Committee session in Moscow, Bortnikov said two Islamic State attacks had been prevented in Russia’s Muslim-majority republic of Ingushetia and the southwestern region of Saratov in March.

In Russia’s republic of Bashkortostan, Bortnikov said two members of a “right-wing radical group” were detained plotting an election-day attack, while terrorists suspected of plotting an attack at a shopping mall were killed in Saratov.

The total body count of militants and their accomplices killed so far this year stood at 15, with 189 suspects detained and 12 terror cells disbanded.

Russia’s Dagestan, Khabarovsk and Sakhalin were targeted in three terrorist attacks, Bortnikov said.</s>Russian special services prevented six terrorist attacks in the first three months of 2018, FSB Director Aleksandr Bortnikov said at Tuesday's session of Russia's National Counter-Terrorism Committee.said the director of the Federal Security Service and the chair of the National Counter-Terrorism Committee.Bortnikov noted that at least three of the thwarted attacks - in Ingushetia, Bashkiria and Saratov Region -In February, Russian security agents detained two members of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, formerly ISIS) who intended to stage an attack at a polling station in Ingushetia. In March, they detained two members of a radical group and seized explosives that terrorists wanted to plant at a polling station in Bashkiria. Also in March, several members of IS who planned an attack on a local shopping mall were killed in Saratov Region.The FSB director emphasized that international terrorists have not ceased their attempts to transfer their activities onto Russian territory.</s>12 terrorist plots were foiled ahead of the World Cup

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The 15 were slain in several operations hen they resisted arrest.

“The activities of 12 secret terrorist cells were halted,” he added.

Half a dozen specific terror plots were thwarted, said Alexander Bortnikov, the head of the FSB security service.

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But he also revealed a massive increase in security on the bridge, now under construction, connecting the Russian mainland to the Crimea peninsula, annexed from Ukraine by Putin using military force in 2014.

"Law enforcement agencies have organised monitoring of the situation in the Kerch Strait and the skies above,” he said.

“Their forces and hardware stand ready for coordinated action in case there is a terrorist threat to the unfinished facilities.”</s>Baku. 20 April. REPORT.AZ/ The special services have established the identity of paymaster in the St. Petersburg metro terror attack.

Report informs citing the RIA Novosti, Director of the Federal Security Service of Russia (FSB) Alexander Bortnikov said.

About 10 people have been detained in case of the terrorist act.

On April 3, a powerful explosion thundered in St. Petersburg metro, 15 people were killed.

The blast occurred just after 2:30 p.m. (7:40 a.m. ET) as the train was traveling in a tunnel from Sennaya Ploshchad to Tekhnologichesky Institut stations in the city center. In the confusion, initial reports suggested there were two blasts.

According to preliminary information, the perpetrator of the terrorist act was Akbarjon Jalilov, a 22-year-old native of Kyrgyzstan.

Investigators believe that it was he who left the disguised bomb on the Vosstaniye Square and then blew himself up in the train car. Special services believe that the organizers of the terrorist attack were influenced by the propagandists of the ISIS. Among the possible ideologists of the attack, the sources of RBC are called Islam Atabiev, nicknamed Abu Jihad.
Russian Federal Security Service head Alexander Bortnikov says the FSB has foiled six terror attacks in 2018 so far, including plots targeting polling stations and a shopping centre.