Attack by terrorists in Crimea prevented by FSB

Russian security services have prevented an attack on a military hospital in Crimea, the Federal Security Service (FSB) claimed in a statement on Wednesday. Officers detained a suspect, whose identity has not been released, and seized improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The suspect was in possession of at least two IEDs, one that contained nails designed to serve as “killing agents” and another that had “an incendiary effect.” The suspect has been charged with plotting a terrorist attack, as well as illegal acquisition and possession of explosives. The developments come just a week after a 52-year-old Russian-Ukrainian citizen in the Crimean city of Kerch was arrested on suspicion of intending to plant an explosive device at a power system facility. FSB director Alexander Bortnikov warned that Western and Ukrainian intelligence services had launched an “aggressive brainwashing and recruitment [campaign]” in an attempt to involve Russian youths in sabotage, extremist activities, and terrorist attacks against their own country.