According to information from the United States, extremists may attack crowds.
The Embassy of Finland in Moscow urges to avoid public gatherings in Moscow for the next two days. Supplement to the travel recommendation for Russia was published online on Friday evening.
The Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued the same recommendation and states that the threat of terrorist attacks in Moscow in the coming days has increased. The US embassy in Moscow warned of the danger of terrorist attacks on Thursday.
According to information from the United States, representatives of extremist groups intend to attack large crowds in Moscow, for example concerts. US citizens are advised to avoid crowds for the next two days.
The Russian security service FSB announced on Thursday that it had prevented a possible attack by the extremist organization ISIS on a synagogue in Moscow. According to Russian news agencies, members of the Afghan Isis planned to shoot Jews in a synagogue. According to the media, the FSB shot at least two people while arresting them. The FSB did not say how many people died in the arrest situation or the nationalities of the dead.
Russian authorities often announce that they have prevented terrorist attacks planned by Islamists.
It was not known whether the case is connected to the terrorist warnings of Western countries.
In Finland, the travel recommendation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is to avoid all travel to Russia.