Five ISIL members arrested in Russia's Ingushetia
Nov 17, 2016 11:57 UTC
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Russian security foreces detained some member of the terrorist group of ISIL in the Republic of Ingushetia
Five ISIL members were detained in the Russian Republic of Ingushetia, local prosecutors said Thursday, noting the terrorists were plotting attacks in the country.
Local authorities in Magas district detained five members of ISIL terror group following a request submitted by the Russian Federal Security Service, FSB in Ingushetia and upheld by the republic's prosecutor's office, the prosecutors said, RIA Novosti reported.
The group was formed by an ISIL emissary who was killed in early October, the FSB said in a statement.
In addition to the arrests, the FSB seized a cache of five firearms, two homemade explosives made of 10 kilograms TNT equivalent each, as well as sniper rifle components.
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