Moscow July 29 (IANS) Seven people from Central Asian countries were detained on Friday on suspicion of planning terrorist attacks on the rail transport system and crowded places in Russia s second-largest city of St. Petersburg the Federal Security Service said.
"The identity of the detainees is not disclosed in the interests of the investigation " Xinhua quoted the security service as saying.
On April 3 several Central Asian nationals launched a bomb attack in St. Petersburg s metro system killing 14 people and injuring more than 50 others.
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