'Terrorist attack' in Moscow prevented

May 21, 2013 03:21

BBC: Russian counter-terrorism agents have carried out a raid on a group planning a terrorist act in Moscow killing two suspects, officials say. The National Anti-Terrorism Committee said the group was located in a house in the town of Orekhovo-Zuyevo, east of the capital.

A third suspect was held in the raid. One agent was slightly hurt. The suspects are said to be Russian citizens who had undergone training in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. The committee statement said: "During an active special operation the bandits were cut off, but when they were called on to surrender they opened fire."

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