The U.S. Embassy in Russia issued an early warning due to clues about a terrorist attack

The U.S. Embassy in Russia informed Russian authorities of a possible terrorist attack on Saturday in the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve Park south of Moscow. The United States warned that this terrorist attack may "cause a large number of casualties."

The U.S. Embassy said it was cooperating with Russian authorities. The United States has reminded American citizens in Russia to pay attention to safety and avoid going to the parks mentioned above.

Russia’s domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Security Service (FSB), later confirmed to the media that it had received warnings from U.S. intelligence about the risk of terrorist attacks.

According to the Russian TASS news agency, the Russian Federal Security Service said, "Through cooperation channels, we have learned from the United States information about planning terrorist attacks in Moscow. At present, relevant departments have taken necessary countermeasures." According to the report, neither the United States nor Russia disclosed more details.

The United States has repeatedly passed intelligence on possible terrorist attacks to Moscow. In early March 2024, the United States issued a terrorist attack warning in advance. On the 22nd of that month, a terrorist attack occurred in a concert hall near Moscow, killing 151 people and injuring hundreds.

The German Embassy in Moscow also strongly recommended that German citizens in Russia avoid Tsaritsyno Park, saying that "there are concrete signs that there is a current security threat."

The Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve, located in the south of Moscow, is a suburban manor built in the 18th century by order of Catherine II, but the construction work was not completed at that time. About 20 years ago, the Russian government carried out a large-scale restoration of this parkland and its historical buildings.