Authorities Arrest 6 Alleged Terrorist Recruiters In St. Petersburg
April 06 2017
Russian authorities have arrested six Central Asian men suspected of recruiting for terrorist groups, reports the BBC.
The suspects were arrested Wednesday in St. Petersburg; they have been active since November, charged Russia's Investigative Committee.
The suspected perpetrator in Monday's fatal subway bombing in St. Petersburg was a Kyrgyzstan national.
Those arrested had reportedly been recruiting other local Central Asian immigrants "to carry out terrorist crimes" and...
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