OREANDA-NEWS. In the city of Tambov, officers of the Federal Security Service of Russia (FSB) detained a teenager who was preparing a terrorist attack. This is reported in a message published on the agency’s website.

A young man born in 2003 rented an apartment in which security officers found explosives and components for making a bomb. According to investigators, the teenager assembled an explosive device according to instructions from the Internet. It is also reported that the suspect is a college student, and he is a supporter of unnamed “destructive subcultures.”

A criminal case was opened against the detainee under Part 1 of Article 30 and Part 1 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (preparation for a terrorist attack). The maximum punishment under this charge is 15 years in prison.