Russia thwarts terror attack in Moscow; suspected bombers arrested

Russia's National Anti-terrorist Committee said it had foiled a terror attack in Moscow and detained a group of suspects, the TASS news agency reported Sunday.

A self-made explosive device was found and now rendered harmless in a residential house, a spokesman of the committee said.

The suspects were detained in the apartment in Strelbishchenky Pereulok in Moscow's central administrative district, the spokesman added.

According to preliminary estimates, the bomb's explosive yield might exceed four kilograms of TNT, TASS reported, quoting an unnamed source.

The source added that more than 120 residents in the area have been evacuated, and gas supplies have been cut off to prevent a possible explosion.

Police are now patrolling the area. Enditem