A source in the Russian FSB reported that “5 Russian citizens, accomplices of the Hayat Tahrir international terrorist organization, were detained on the territory of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic and the Moscow, Astrakhan, Volgograd and Samara regions. Al-Sham, which is currently operating on Syrian territory.”

According to the Russian intelligence services, the detainees collected and transferred funds under the guise of charitable activities for the needs of militants in Syria. In the places of residence of the detainees were found means of communication and money, as well as other documentary materials confirming their involvement in illegal activities.

In April-July last year, the FSB reported that its operatives managed to stop terrorist attacks in Simferopol and Ufa, which were prepared by supporters of this terrorist organization. Russian intelligence said the terrorists were planning to blow up facilities and security facilities in Bashkiria, as well as an educational institution in Crimea.