Russia's FSB says it detained a German citizen and a Central Asian radical who were preparing a terrorist explosion in Pyatigorsk on orders from Kyiv.
The FSB provided new details, specifying the attack location as Pyatigorsk, the bomb's power (1.5 kg TNT equivalent), and the remote-detonation plan involving a second suspect from Central Asia.
The FSB provided new details, stating the explosive device was in a backpack with a power equivalent to 1.5 kg of TNT, and that the attack was planned for the morning to kill as many law enforcement officers as possible.
The FSB provided new details, stating the attacker was a German citizen with a backpack bomb of 1.5 kg TNT equivalent, to be remotely detonated by a Central Asian national as part of a plan by Kyiv.
The FSB provided new details, stating the bomb was to be remotely detonated by a detained Central Asian citizen and that Kyiv's plan intended for the German woman to die at the scene.
The suspect is identified as a German citizen.
Reuters has confirmed the detention, reporting the suspect is a German citizen detained in the Stavropol region.
The FSB has specified that a second suspect, described as a 'radical from Central Asia,' was also detained alongside the previously reported German citizen.