260 Terrorism Suspects Detained in North Caucasus This Year – NAC

33 Terror-Related Crimes Prevented in the Region

Moscow, October 13. /TASS/. The information center of the Russian National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) reported following a meeting by the head of the NAC, the director of the Russian Federal Security Service (FB, Alexanderni Bortnikov), since the beginning of the year, 33 terrorist crimes have been prevented in the North Caucasus and 260 people have been arrested for planning terrorist attacks, financing terrorism, and promoting or justifying terrorism.

The meeting was dedicated to improving the effectiveness of preventive work with youth in the North Caucasus Federal District.

The NAC Information Center reported: Since the beginning of the year, 260 people have been arrested in the North Caucasus Federal Region for preparing terrorist attacks, financing, promoting and justifying terrorism, and 33 crimes related to terrorists have been prevented in this region this year. In addition, more than 4,000 websites that publish terrorist content have been blocked since the beginning of this year.