US Embassy Warned Russia of Possible Attack in Moscow

The US Embassy in the Russian capital, Moscow, announced on Saturday that it had warned Russian authorities about a possible attack at Moscow's Tsaritsyno museum-reserve. A signal like this, passed from one country's diplomatic mission to the security structures of another, is significant because it concerns a potential threat to a public site in a capital city.

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), the country's main security agency, confirmed that it had received a warning from the American side about preparations for a terrorist attack. The statements from both sides therefore match: information about the possible threat was passed on to Russia.

What is known

The available information says the warning concerns the Tsaritsyno museum-reserve in Moscow. The report does not give other details, such as who might be behind the attack, when it was planned, or where the information came from.

It is also not stated what additional measures the Russian authorities took after receiving the warning, or whether the threat has been eliminated.

Further information about the case may emerge once Russian security agencies or the US Embassy comment on it.