By AFP 08 September 2023 | 10:08 am Russia’s FSB security services said Friday it had detained a man for plotting a rail bombing in Crimea as a drone was downed over the Moscow-occupied peninsula. This photograph taken on June 19, 2023 shows a general view of Simferopol on the Crimean Peninsula. (Photo by Olga MALTSEVA / AFP) Russia’s FSB security services said Friday it had detained a man for plotting a rail bombing in Crimea as a drone was downed over the Moscow-occupied peninsula. Crimea, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014, has been targeted by Ukrainian drone strikes and sabotage attacks as Kyiv tries to retake the peninsula. The FSB said the suspect — a Russian citizen in his mid-40s — had been “collecting information on the deployment of Russian defence ministry facilities and units” and was preparing a railway bombing. “In а hiding place he had organised (we) found and seized an improvised explosive device made using foreign-made plastic explosives,” it said. It said the man had been acting on the “instructions of Ukrainian military intelligence” and had been remanded in custody. The Russian-appointed governor of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, warned that transport infrastructure had become a main target for “terrorism” and that Ukrainian saboteurs would be punished. “An unenviable fate awaits the Ukrainian agents. They will be found and punished,” he said. He later said a Ukrainian drone had been shot down over the north of the peninsula, but did not report any further details. Latest 8 mins ago The Kwara Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has vowed to commence the prosecution of motorists who indulge in bribing personnel of the corps in the state. 14 mins ago Nigeria’s Burna Boy is grabbing the spotlight once again, and this time, it’s for his outstanding achievements at the prestigious BET Hip-Hop Awards. The world-renowned artist has snagged a remarkable seven nominations, showcasing his incredible talent and influence in the hip-hop scene. Burna Boy’s latest album, “I Told Them,” effortlessly fuses the worlds of Afrobeats… 20 mins ago A Catholic Parish house in Kamantan, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, was on Thursday night set ablaze and a seminarian killed in an attack by gunmen. 50 mins ago The Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), Ogun Command, said that two persons died while one other sustained injury in an accident that involved two vehicles and two motorcycles on Abeokuta-Lagos Expressway. 56 mins ago Russia’s FSB security services said Friday it had detained a man for plotting a rail bombing in Crimea as a drone was downed over the Moscow-occupied peninsula.
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