One Russian and Two Abkhazians detained on charge of plotting terror act in Sochi

Russian and Abkhaz security services claim to have uncovered a terror plot targeting the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games, the Russian National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAK) reported.

Three men suspected of being ringleaders in a regional cell of the North Caucasus-based terrorist group Caucasus Emirate (Imarat Kavkaz) were arrested in Abkhazeti on May 4-5 on suspicion of plotting an attack, NAK said. One of them is a Russian citizen, two are Abkhazians.

Police also seized their weapons arsenal, which included three man-portable surface-to-air missiles, two anti-tank guided rockets, a mortar, a flamethrower and other weaponry.

“Russia’s FSB revealed that the militants planned to transfer the arms to Sochi in 2012-2014 and use them to carry out terrorist attacks during the Olympics,” NAK said in a statement.