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| FSB stopped the import of 27 homemade bombs from Ukraine into Russia |
| 2024-04-03 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Employees of the FSB and the Federal Customs Service stopped the import of 27 homemade bombs hidden in Orthodox icons from Ukraine to Russia, the press service of the Federal Security Service reported on April 2. “In total, from the cargo traveling along the route Ukraine - Romania - Hungary - Slovakia - Poland - Lithuania - Latvia - Russia, 27 improvised explosive devices camouflaged in icons and ready for use, 70 kg of industrially produced high-power plastic explosive, 91 electric detonators were recovered and parts of a shot for an RPG-7,” the FSB said. The department noted that security forces detained a person involved in the crime. In the Pskov region, the FSB investigative department opened a criminal case under the article on the illegal movement of explosives and explosive devices across the border. As part of the case, all accomplices of the crime, organizers, including foreign citizens, will be put on the wanted list. |
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