Trump said that the terrorist attack in St. Petersburg could kill thousands of people

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President Trump said that the planned terrorist act in Russia, which had been prevented after the CIA reports, could have left thousands of victims if the US had not reported it, writes New York Post.

“Russian President Putin called me, thanking our country for the information that the CIA was able to provide them regarding a major terrorist attack planned in St. Petersburg, where many people, perhaps thousands, could have died,” the president said during a speech on national security strategy. in Washington, DC. “They were able to capture these terrorists before the attack without any casualties, which is remarkable and the way it should work. That's how it's supposed to work."

Recall that during a series of raids last week, the Russian authorities арестовали in St. Petersburg, members of a terrorist group affiliated with the “Islamic State” seized explosives, weapons and ammunition and dismantled a bomb-making workshop.

Terrorists planned attacks on public places, including suicide bombings and an explosion in the Kazan Cathedral in the city center.

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