Russia apprehends IS suicide bomber planning terror attack in India.

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As per Russian news agency Sputnik's report, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained a suicide bomber, a member of the Islamic State terrorist group, who was planning a terrorist attack against one of India's leadership elite.

"Russia's FSB identified and detained a member of the Islamic State international terrorist organization banned in Russia, a native of a country in the Central Asian region, who planned to commit a terrorist act by blowing himself up against one of the representatives of the ruling circles of India," the authority said in a statement.

The statement further added that one of the IS leaders had recruited the detainee as a suicide bomber in Turkey.

This story is still developing and more information is awaited in this regard.

Islamic State and all its manifestations have been notified as Terrorist Organization and included in the First Schedule to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 by the Central Government.

According to the Home Ministry, IS is propagating its ideology through various internet-based social media platforms. The agencies involved are keeping a close eye on cyberspace in this regard, and action is being taken in accordance with the law.