RIA news agency cited a security source as saying on Wednesday that about 20 Islamic State followers were arrested in Moscow while attempting to recruit new fighters for the group, Euronews reports.
“During a joint operation of the FSB (Federal Security Service) and the police, around twenty people suspected of connections to ISIS (Islamic State) were arrested,” RIA quoted the source as saying.
“According to preliminary information, they were searching for and recruiting new members in Moscow.”