Russia Detains German Woman with Bomb, Accuses Ukrainian Intelligence of Masterminding
Russia's Federal Security Service announced today that it has detained a 57-year-old German woman carrying a bomb, classifying the incident as a false flag operation orchestrated by Ukrainian intelligence. Unverified footage shows the woman on the ground in a parking lot, with armed personnel pointing guns at her and her backpack placed nearby. Bomb disposal experts detonated the backpack.
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MOSCOW, April 20 (Reuters) - Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday it had detained a 57-year-old German woman carrying a bomb in her backpack and described the incident as a false flag operation orchestrated by Ukrainian intelligence.
Unverified footage showed a woman lying on asphalt in a car park with armed personnel pointing guns at her, her backpack placed beside her. Bomb disposal experts could be seen detonating the backpack.
The FSB said the bomb carried by the German woman was equivalent to 1.5 kg of TNT and was targeted at a law enforcement facility in the southern Russian region of Stavropol, calling it a false flag operation instigated by Ukraine.
The FSB also said it had arrested a male citizen from a Central Asian country who believed he was working for a 'terrorist organisation' and planned to detonate the bomb.
"The man's actions were coordinated and planned by Ukrainian special services personnel, who disguised themselves as members of an international terrorist organisation banned in Russia," the FSB said.
Reuters could not immediately verify the details of the report. Ukraine has not responded. A spokesperson for Germany's Foreign Ministry said it had noted the report but did not elaborate. (Translator: Kao Chao-fen / Reviewer: Chen Cheng-chien) 04/20/2026
Unverified footage showed a woman lying on asphalt in a car park with armed personnel pointing guns at her, her backpack placed beside her. Bomb disposal experts could be seen detonating the backpack.
The FSB said the bomb carried by the German woman was equivalent to 1.5 kg of TNT and was targeted at a law enforcement facility in the southern Russian region of Stavropol, calling it a false flag operation instigated by Ukraine.
The FSB also said it had arrested a male citizen from a Central Asian country who believed he was working for a 'terrorist organisation' and planned to detonate the bomb.
"The man's actions were coordinated and planned by Ukrainian special services personnel, who disguised themselves as members of an international terrorist organisation banned in Russia," the FSB said.
Reuters could not immediately verify the details of the report. Ukraine has not responded. A spokesperson for Germany's Foreign Ministry said it had noted the report but did not elaborate. (Translator: Kao Chao-fen / Reviewer: Chen Cheng-chien) 04/20/2026