Ukrainian police have tied to Kiev one of the leaders of the group "dzhebhat EN-Nusra" Syrian branch of al-Qaeda, stated in the security Service of the state.
"One of the leaders of international terrorist organization" al-Nusra Front ", which was in interstate search, detained by the security Service of Ukraine in Kiev ", - is informed in the report on the Internet representation offices.



According to the SBU, is a " citizen of one of the former republics of the USSR ", which in 2013-2014 participated in the Syrian military conflict." in 2015, the action was headed by a separate JAMA'at international terrorist organization " al-Nusra Front ". The Shevchenkovsky district court of Kiev concerning the detainee elected forbidden measure - extradition detention. Prosecution authorities commenced extradition proceedings. On Thursday, Ukrainian border guards told about the arrest in Kiev Boryspil airport flying to Turkey Russian citizen, allegedly wanted by Interpol on suspicion of involvement in the group " Islamic state ". On 28 October, the head of the FSB Alexander Bortnikov said that Residents from Russia, Ukraine, Georgia and countries of Central Asia consist of about 10 members of the "Islamic state" gangs. All in all, According to him, in the ranks of the "Islamic countries" fighting immigrants from more than 100 countries. The proportion of such mercenaries is 40%.

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