18:12, 6 November 2026

16 people have been detained in Kabardino-Balkaria in a terrorism case.

Investigators in Kabardino-Balkaria have initiated a criminal case against a local resident suspected of creating a terrorist cell and involving 15 people in it. All members of the cell have been detained.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", 114 residents of the republic have signed an open letter to federal authorities, demanding an investigation into the actions of local security forces. The authors claim that over two years, employees of the republican FSB have fabricated evidence and prosecuted more than a hundred people on charges of intending to join "Imarat Kavkaz"*. They assert that the main evidence consists of planted phones with identical correspondence in Telegram.

According to the investigation, in March 2024, the suspect, who shared the goals of an international terrorist organization banned in Russia, decided to create its branch in Kabardino-Balkaria, the regional Investigative Committee's press service reported today on its Telegram channel.

Through persuasion, he involved 15 acquaintances in the activities of the cell and planned to commit terrorist acts in the region together with them.

The suspect's activities were uncovered and stopped by the FSB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kabardino-Balkaria. The suspect, as well as all members of the terrorist cell, have been detained, and they have been placed in custody.

A criminal case has been initiated against the local resident, born in 1986, the organizer of the cell. He is accused of involving individuals in committing terrorist crimes. The sanctions of the article provide for imprisonment from seven to fifteen years.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that in August, 11 members of a terrorist cell promoting radical ideology were detained in the Zolsky district of Kabardino-Balkaria, the special services reported.

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Translated automatically via OpenAI from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/428116