MOSCOW, June 23 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Tuesday it had thwarted an attempt by Ukrainian special services to carry out a double bomb attack targeting Russian law enforcement personnel in the southern Stavropol region.
In a statement, the FSB said a 19-year-old Russian woman was detained near a law enforcement building in the city of Pyatigorsk while carrying an improvised explosive device with an estimated yield equivalent to about two kilograms of TNT.
The device was moved to a safe location and later detonated, the statement said, adding that no law enforcement officers or civilians were injured.
The security service said a second Russian woman was also detained nearby at about the same time while allegedly attempting to deliver another explosive device to the scene under instructions from Ukrainian handlers.
Investigators in the region have opened criminal cases on charges including attempted terrorist activity, illegal transportation of ammunition and illegal manufacture of explosive devices. ■
