Russia Claims to Have Foiled Terror Plot on Perm Railway Bridge

Officers of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) have reportedly prevented a terrorist attack on a railway bridge in the Perm Region, allegedly planned by Ukrainian security services.

A Russian citizen suspected of involvement in the plot has been detained, The Caspian Post reports, citing TASS.

"The Russian citizen, born in 1972, was detained in the city of Chusovoy in the Perm Region. He said that he transferred 350,000 rubles ($4,400) to so-called secure bank accounts under the influence of telephone scammers who contacted him via the Telegram messenger," according to the FSB.

"Further, acting on the instructions of the attackers, who presented themselves as law enforcement and special services officers, and under the pretext of assisting in the return of the funds, he assembled a homemade explosive device with the intention of committing a terrorist attack," it noted.