Minor detained after U.S. warned Russia of possible Moscow terror attack, FSB says

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.

The 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.

It 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.”

A 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.

The 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.

The 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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