Group of Suicide Bombers Taken Down in Moscow

In Moscow, 3 militants have been arrested, preparing a series of powerful explosions. The terrorists were to attack the most crowded places in the Russian capital, transport facilities and shopping centers.

In Moscow, 3 militants have been arrested, preparing a series of powerful explosions. The terrorists were to attack the most crowded places in the Russian capital, transport facilities and shopping centers.

According to the FSB, the terrorist attacks were prepared by the emissaries of the ISIS, banned in Russia. An extremely dangerous substance was used to produce homemade bombs. Our observer Alexei Petrov has the details of the operation and all the current information. There are dozens of journalists in the Lefortovo Court. It's a closed session. Detainees are delivered one after another. They are citizens of Tajikistan, suspected of preparing terrorist acts and ammunition trafficking.

The Court ruled to remand in custody Burkhanov Sulaimon, for 1 month and 29 days, until October 11, 2017. Two have already pleaded guilty, one denies everything. However, there was one more participant in the terrorist group, a Russian. According to the FSB, he's been detained, too. The performers' roles were clearly stated.

The supervisor of the preparation, the ISIS emissary, an expert in manufacturing explosives and two suicide bombers. The terrorist attacks they were preparing were to take place in and near Moscow. Their goal No1 was transport and shopping malls, where most people gather. The alleged terrorists had a whole underground laboratory in the suburbs. A special forces soldier in a mask is breaking into a small country house. The operation passes swiftly. A few seconds later the detainees are handcuffed. In fact, it's a shop to produce explosives in living conditions.

FSB specialists carefully investigate the chemicals. We think it's triacetone triperoxide, very dangerous. It's a detonating agent. Experts say, it's TATP, it's risky even to work with it, it explodes easily. But the explosive force is comparable to TNT. A small experiment on the spot. We take a sample. A small piece. This flash is a characteristic of TATP. There are various vessels on the table, and canisters with acetone, soda, on the floor. Acetone canister is open. Hydrogen peroxide is used too. The room is searched. For example, batteries and wires have been stored in this bag. Then operatives open the basement to see grenades. Careful! Careful! There is a whole arsenal in this basin.

FSB operatives carefully lay out what they've found: grenades, sub-machine guns and ammunition. It's known that the ISIS leaders and emissaries, located in Syria, were responsible for organizing the terrorist attacks. For example, a Shirindzhonov, head of the ISIS trigger-men school. It's the second detention of such a kind in the Moscow region.