Russia thwarts Ukrainian plot to attack Crimean Bridge

MOSCOW, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) foiled an attempt by Ukrainian special services to attack the Crimean Bridge with a car packed with explosives, local media reported Monday.

The vehicle, carrying a powerful improvised explosive device, was transported into Russia from Ukraine through several transit countries. It entered Russia via the Verkhny Lars checkpoint on the Georgia-North Ossetia-Alania border, and was bound for the Krasnodar region on a car carrier driven by a private freight driver, said the FSB, cited by RIA Novosti.

RIA Novosti did not provide a timeline for these moves in its report.

The car had been planned to be handed over to another driver, who was supposed to drive it across the Crimean Bridge, unknowingly becoming a suicide bomber, the report said.

"FSB officers managed to uncover their plans in time, detect and neutralize the explosive device concealed inside a Chevrolet Volt car, and detain all those involved in transporting it into Russia," the FSB said. ■