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Moscow police arrest 'armed Islamists' in raids
Source: BBC
27 November 2013 Last updated at 10:22 GMT
Moscow police arrest 'armed Islamists' in raids
A group of radical Islamists has been arrested in Moscow with bombs, hand grenades and guns seized, Russian police say.
They claim the 15 arrested are members of At-Takfir Wal-Hijra, an Islamist group originally founded in Egypt.
Police say the arrests were made during early-morning raids at flats in the east of the Russian capital.
Officials said three homemade bombs, detonators and fuses for making more devices were also found.
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Moscow police arrest 'armed Islamists' in raids
A group of radical Islamists has been arrested in Moscow with bombs, hand grenades and guns seized, Russian police say.
They claim the 15 arrested are members of At-Takfir Wal-Hijra, an Islamist group originally founded in Egypt.
Police say the arrests were made during early-morning raids at flats in the east of the Russian capital.
Officials said three homemade bombs, detonators and fuses for making more devices were also found.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25118879