MOSCOW – Russian authorities announced Monday they have arrested a 57-year-old German woman on allegations of planning an explosive attack targeting law enforcement officials.
According to Russia’s state-run RIA news agency, the Federal Security Service reported the woman was taken into custody in Pyatigorsk, located in the Stavropol region of southern Russia. Officials claim she was carrying explosive materials in a backpack at the time of her arrest.
Russian security services allege the explosive device was intended to be set off by “an Islamist from Central Asia,” according to the media reports.
The details surrounding the arrest and the specific allegations could not be independently confirmed by news organizations outside of Russia.
