The FSB claims that this “terrorist attack” was organized by Ukrainian military intelligence.
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The Russian security services (FSB) said Wednesday, October 12, to have arrested eight suspects, including five Russians, suspected of having participated in the organization of the explosive attack which affected the Crimean bridge. The FSB claims that five Russians and “three Ukrainian and Armenian citizens” were arrested, without further details on the exact nationality of these last three suspects.
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In a statement, quoted by Russian news agencies, the FSB writes that this “terrorist attack” was organized by Ukrainian military intelligence. According to this source, “The explosive device was concealed in 22 pallets of plastic film rolls with a total weight of 22,770 kilos”, the FSB said. The explosives were sent in August from the port of Odessa, Ukraine, and then transited through Bulgaria, Georgia, Armenia, before entering Russia.