Russia foils terror attack on Moscow synagogue

A suspected terrorist who allegedly planned to attack a Moscow “Jewish institution” and the local metro network was killed in a shootout with Russian security forces, the Kremlin confirmed on monday.

The suspect "intended to detonate homemade explosive devices in a religious Jewish institution... and at one of the Moscow metro stations," according to a spokesperson for the Federal Security Service (FSB).

The man, who was identified as a Muslim Russian citizen born in Central Asia, "offered armed resistance to Russian FSB officers when detained, and was eventually neutralized by return fire," the spokesperson added.

The suspect had also sworn allegiance to an unnamed terror group and made plans to travel to Afghanistan to join the ranks of the organisation after he carried out the attacks in Moscow, according to the FSB statement.