Two young men detained for attempting to blow up police officers – photos
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Tue, 04 Feb 2025 14:07:35 +0200
Ukrainian law enforcement officers have prevented a terrorist attack in Chernivtsi Oblast, detaining two Russian agents.
Source Security Service of Ukraine SSU National Police Chernivtsi Oblast Prosecutors Office Details The police reported that two residents of Chernivtsi Oblast, aged 17 and 18, agreed to carry out a terrorist attack against law enforcement officers on the instructions of a Russian handler.
They planned to bomb the police officers that were to respond to a fake emergency call.
On 1 February, the suspects planted an improvised explosive device filled with selftapping screws for maximum impact in an abandoned building in Vyzhnytskyi District.
The device was hidden in a rubbish bag, and a mobile phone was placed in a carton of juice nearby to record the entrance to the building.
Russian secret services had devised a classic trap an anonymous call to emergency number 102 reporting a crime, luring officers to the site.
Once cameras confirmed the polices presence, the bomb was to be remotely detonated.
It is reported that the coordinated and wellorganised actions of the law enforcement officers prevented the terrorist attack and led to the detention of the perpetrators.
Detention of the young men.
Photo Chernivtsi Oblast Prosecutors Office The investigation revealed that the suspects are local drug dealers who came to the attention of the Russian secret services through the Telegram channels used for their work.
Searches of their homes uncovered mobile phones containing evidence of the planned attack, as well as bombmaking components.
The issue of pretrial detention is under consideration.
The prosecutor will insist on having the suspects held in custody.
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