Russia detains teen after US warning of Moscow plot — SkimNews
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- Russia detained an unidentified teenager, a Russian citizen, accused of plotting an attack at Moscow's Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve; the FSB said it was "grateful to the American side for providing the information."
- U.S. embassy in Moscow issued a Saturday alert warning of a "credible threat of a mass casualty event" at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve, said Washington was coordinating with Russian authorities on a response, and the park closed temporarily that day.
- TikTok posts by the suspect showed him in a balaclava and tactical clothing holding what appeared to be an automatic weapon, alongside photos taken at the park captioned "I found a place."
- FSB said a search of the suspect's home turned up the clothing and accessories seen in the photos, and that his phone showed searches related to terrorist attacks and mass killings plus a subscription to a neo-Nazi Telegram channel.
- Russia's Investigative Committee is considering what legal action to take against the suspect, the FSB said.
- ISIL affiliates were behind the March 2024 Moscow concert hall attack that killed more than 140 people, which came weeks after the US had warned Russia about potential attacks.
Why it matters: Russian authorities credited American intelligence and detained a suspect they say planned an attack at the Tsaritsyno park complex. That cooperation came with Moscow and Washington still in longstanding tensions over Russia's war in Ukraine, and follows a March 2024 US warning that came weeks before a Moscow concert hall bombing killed more than 140 people.
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