"The FSB stated that the unnamed woman was detained on Monday in the southern city of Pyatigorsk, found with a makeshift bomb in her backpack."
"According to the FSB, the device contained an explosive charge equivalent to 1.5kg (3 pounds) of TNT and was intended to be detonated remotely."
"Video of the purported arrest showed armed Russian security agents approach the woman as she was face down in a car park."
"Russia has previously accused Ukraine of working with Islamic fundamentalists to carry out attacks inside Russia, without providing evidence."
The FSB of Russia arrested a German woman in Pyatigorsk for allegedly participating in a bomb plot linked to Ukraine. The woman, born in 1969, was said to have been recruited by a Central Asian citizen working for Ukraine. The bomb contained an explosive charge equivalent to 1.5kg of TNT and was intended for remote detonation. The attack was reportedly thwarted by electronic jamming. Russia has made numerous arrests related to alleged Ukrainian sabotage throughout the ongoing conflict.
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