Terror threat

Four Russian Nationals Abroad Suspected of False Phone Bomb Threats in Russia

False bomb threats in Russia that have prompted mass evacuations across the country were made by four nationals who were operating from abroad, Alexander Bortnikov, director of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), told reporters on Thursday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Bortnikov said that four people in charge of the false bomb threats are Russians who are currently abroad, and they have "accomplices who are on the territory of the country."

According to the FSB chief, damages incurred by false bomb threats so far amount to over 300 million rubles (some $5.2 million).