Over 5,500 Terrorists Sentenced, 2,000 Eliminated in 10 Years in Russia

[Hasbara Buster]

Over 5,500 Terrorists Sentenced, 2,000 Eliminated in 10 Years in Russia

More than 5,500 terrorists were sentenced to various prison terms, while over 2,000 were eliminated in special operations in the past decade in Russia, Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said Saturday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Investigative Committee spokesman added that all terrorist attacks, which had taken place in Russia recently were thwarted.

"In the past ten years alone, more than 5,500 terrorists and their accomplices were sentenced to various terms of punishment. More than 2,000 criminals were eliminated during special operations," Markin said on Channel One.

The latest terrorist attack plot was uncovered in recent days.

According to the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), the perpetrators wanted to detonate bombs in Moscow and kill Russian citizens to put pressure on the Kremlin to stop Russian airstrikes in Syria against ISIL.

Twelve people were detained in connection with the case.

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[Hasbara Buster]

WTF? This means that Russia has been seriously at war with Islamists for 10 years now or probably longer. Russia may be perfectly able to defend itself, but what about its neighbours and the other countries in the region? The Shanghai Cooperation Organization should eventually form a serious and powerful military alliance to deal with this existential threat. I wonder which country in the region will be the next Syria? Washington and Riyadh must be already plotting and planning, I'm sure. This is extremely depressing, but thank God we have Russia