FSB detains 19 Islamic extremists in four Russian regions

Nineteen Islamic extremists plotting terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus have been detained in four Russian regions, the Federal Security Service (FSB) said in a statement on Wednesday. “The Federal Security Service has exposed an inter-regional extremist community linked to the Al-Takfir wal-Hijra international terrorist organization (outlawed in Russia), whose idea of takfir, or declaration of infidelity, theologically justifies action towards kafirs, or infidels, including Muslims, as well as the need to establish a Caliphate. In February, 19 radicals were detained in Crimea, the Karachay-Circassian, Krasnodar and Rostov regions, who, apart from promoting their ideas and recruiting new supporters, plotted…