Servicemen of a combat engineer brigade of the Russian Armed Forces during the clearing of anti-tank mines on the Arabat Spit. Archival photoMOSCOW, May 27. In 2021, Russian border guards prevented almost 800 foreigners involved in extremism and terrorism from entering the Russian Federation, of which there were about a hundred supporters of the international terrorist organizations Islamic State * and Al -Qaida»*, said First Deputy Director — Head of the FSB Border Guard Service General of the Army Vladimir Kulishov.» Entry into the Russian Federation of 787 foreign citizens involved in the activities of extremist and terrorist organizations, including about 100 adherents of ideas banned in Russia «Islamic states»* and Al-Qaeda*,» Kulishov said in an interview with «Rossiyskaya Gazeta» on the occasion of the upcoming Border Guard Day. In general, last year the number of identified persons who were not allowed to enter the Russian Federation increased by 1.5 times, noted General.»About 30,000 foreigners of this category were detained,» Kulishov added.* A terrorist organization banned in Russia.
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