16 people were detained in the CBD on suspicion of terrorist activities.

16 people suspected of involvement in the activities of a terrorist organization were detained in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. This was reported on November 6 in the investigative department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the region.

"A criminal case has been opened against a local resident born in 1986, suspected of committing a crime under Part 1 of Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Involving a person in committing terrorist crimes")," the Maks messenger says.

According to the investigation, in March 2024, the defendant decided to organize a cell of an international terrorist organization in the republic, whose activities are prohibited in Russia. To do this, he convinced 15 of his acquaintances to join the group.

It is assumed that the members of the association intended to commit terrorist crimes in the region. The suspect, as well as all members of the terrorist cell, were detained, and a preventive measure in the form of detention was chosen for them.

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