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Russian FSB Says US Warned of Planned Terror Attack in Moscow

Russia's security service announced it received intelligence from Washington regarding preparations for a mass-casualty terror attack in the capital.


FSB headquarters at Lubyanka Square in Moscow, 2019
FSB headquarters at Lubyanka Square in Moscow, 2019 · Photo: Don-vip · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that the United States shared intelligence regarding preparations for a terrorist attack in Moscow, Russian news agency TASS and Israeli news website Walla reported. According to the FSB, the information was conveyed through established bilateral communication channels, and security agencies are taking measures to address the threat.

According to reports by The Jerusalem Post and Israeli public broadcaster Kan 11, the American alert warned of a potential mass-casualty incident, alongside an alert issued by the US Embassy in Moscow. Further details regarding the nature of the threat or those behind it have not yet been released.

Sources: Jerusalem Post — international, TASS, וואלה — חדשות בעולם, כאן 11

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