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Russian Minor Arrested After US Warning of Terror Threat
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In Short: Russian police arrested a minor after the US embassy warned of a credible threat at Moscow's Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve.
Russian police have arrested a minor in connection with an alleged plot to attack Moscow's Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve, following a warning from the US embassy.
The US embassy in Moscow issued a statement on Saturday, warning of a credible threat of a mass casualty event at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve on October 31.
According to Russian news agencies, the FSB security service said it had arrested a minor who had posted photos on TikTok wearing a balaclava, cap, and goggles, holding what resembled an automatic weapon.
The FSB added that officials found the clothes and accessories seen in the social media posts at the minor's home, along with a subscription to a neo-Nazi channel on Telegram and numerous searches related to terrorist attacks and mass killings.
The FSB stated that it had verified the information received from US law enforcement and detained the minor as a result.
The Thai embassy in Moscow also issued an emergency security alert, coordinating directly with Russian officials to address the threat.
US officials were coordinating with Russian authorities in responding to the threat, according to the US embassy.
The arrest highlights the ongoing tensions and cooperation between the US and Russia in addressing security threats.
What's confirmed
- The US embassy in Moscow published a statement on Saturday saying it was "aware of a credible threat of a mass casualty event... at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve in Moscow".
- An underage Russian national was detained over a threat to carry out a terrorist attack in Moscow's Tsaritsyno Park, the FSB security service said, after Russia received a tip-off from the United States.
- Read more: Burnham warned formal apology for slavery will open door to reparations demands ahead of King's slavery speech Read more: Unrest across Europe as shops looted in Germany and violent scenes in France as policeman 'set on fire' It said officials searching the minor's home found the clothes and accessories seen in the social media posts, while his phone showed a subscription to a neo-Nazi channel on the app Telegram and “a significant number of searches concerning terrorist attacks, mass killings and other acts of violence,” according to Interfax.
- The confirmation came after the US Embassy in Moscow issued an alert warning American citizens of a “credible threat of a mass casualty event” on October 31 at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve.
- The minor had posted photographs of himself on TikTok wearing tactical clothing and a balaclava, holding an object that looked like an automatic weapon, as well as photographs taken at Moscow's Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve with the caption: "I found a place," Interfax cited the FSB as saying.
- The park was temporarily closed on Saturday following the warning.
What's still developing
- Authorities had not publicly announced whether the reported threat had been neutralized.
- The episode prompted comparisons with a US warning to Moscow about an impending terrorist threat in 2024, before the Crocus City Hall attack on Friday (March 22, 2024) left 145 people dead and hundreds injured.
- "this channel dates back at least to the war on terror and 9/11 and probably is utilized for such warnings or for other messages that either side wishes to send to the other."
- “Law enforcement officers are on the premises,” it reported.