Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said it had received information from the United States through established partner channels about preparations for a terrorist attack in Moscow.
\n\nThe FSB said Sunday that it had “verified” the information received from U.S. law enforcement, and “as a result of these operations, a Russian minor was detained,” Russia’s TASS state news agency reported.
\n\nIt said that an individual “had posted photos on the short-video platform TikTok showing himself wearing tactical gear—including a balaclava, a cap, protective eyewear, and headphones—while holding an object resembling an automatic weapon.”
\n\nA subsequent search of his devices revealed a “subscription to a neo-Nazi channel on the messaging app Telegram, and a significant number of search queries concerning past terrorist attacks, mass shootings, and other acts of violence,” TASS reported, citing the FSB.
\n\nThe U.S. Embassy in Moscow said separately it was “aware of a credible threat of a mass casualty event” on Saturday at Moscow’s Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve and that the U.S. government was coordinating with Russian authorities.
\n\nThe Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve, a palace museum and park complex south of Moscow, was temporarily closed on Saturday and access to the park was restricted, the RIA news agency reported, citing…
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