New Arrests of Hizb ut Tahrir Activists in Russia
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NIZHNY NOVGOROD, November 29. / Correspondent. ITAR-TASS Rose Magasumova.
In Nizhny Novgorod today arrested four members of a banned cell banned in Russia the terrorist organization: "Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami."
According to ITAR-TASS press service chief General Directorate of the Interior Ministry in the Volga Federal District Vasily Kucherak "to eliminate risk factors, a large-scale operation was carried out in the early morning and in several residential addresses members of a cell in one of the Nizhny Novgorod region." It was attended by about 50 police officers, Federal Security Service and Special Forces soldiers of both law enforcement agencies.
After the detention of suspects, they seized extremist literature.
In the District Interior Ministry also reported that the cell "Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami" consisted entirely of natives of Central Asia. "After the police district of Glaucus and FSB by hard work were the key players of the organization, as well as their place of residence, it was decided to detain the defendants" - noted in the chapter.
Cases were filed by the prosecution.