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'Terrorist attack' in Moscow prevented 'Terrorist attack' in Moscow prevented
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Russian counter-terrorism agents have carried out a raid on a group planning a terrorist act in Moscow killing two suspects, officials say.Russian counter-terrorism agents have carried out a raid on a group planning a terrorist act in Moscow killing two suspects, officials say.
The National Anti-Terrorism Committee said the group was located in a house in the town of Orekhovo-Zuyevo, east of the capital.The National Anti-Terrorism Committee said the group was located in a house in the town of Orekhovo-Zuyevo, east of the capital.
A third suspect was held in the raid. One agent was slightly hurt.A third suspect was held in the raid. One agent was slightly hurt.
The suspects are said to be Russian citizens who had undergone training in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.The suspects are said to be Russian citizens who had undergone training in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.
The committee statement said: "During an active special operation the bandits were cut off, but when they were called on to surrender they opened fire."The committee statement said: "During an active special operation the bandits were cut off, but when they were called on to surrender they opened fire."
"Thanks to the decisive actions of the law-enforcement agents, an attempt to carry out a terrorist act in the capital was thwarted.""Thanks to the decisive actions of the law-enforcement agents, an attempt to carry out a terrorist act in the capital was thwarted."
An unnamed official source told RIA news agency the group's target was in central Moscow, but further details were being withheld while the plot was investigated. Unnamed official sources told Russian news agencies the group's target was a mass event in central Moscow, but further details were being withheld while the plot was investigated.
All three were Muslims and had been under observation for a month, another source told Interfax news agency, adding that they had been trained in North Waziristan, a mountainous region of north-west Pakistan and a stronghold of Taliban and al-Qaeda-linked militants.
The authorities are investigating possible links between the suspects and the militant Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, the source said.