MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The detained persons were carrying out their recruitment activities from a rented apartment in Tver, where a large volume of extremist materials was found, according to the ministry.
"Employees of the Russian Interior Ministry and the Federal Security Service of Russia <…> detained supporters of the Islamic State terrorist organization, which is banned in Russia," the ministry said in a statement.
Another two Daesh members were detained in the Russian republic of Ingushetia. "Law enforcers detained two residents of the Ekazhevo village in the district of Nazran. The young men had joined Daesh ranks through social media and were planning to go to Syria in the nearest future to take part in hostilities on the side of the terrorists," the ministry said.
