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Thailand’s security services acted faster in seizing weaponry than their Ukrainian counterparts supposed
In Ingushetia, during the shelling killed four employees of the FSB
Foreign intelligence services reportedly tried to gain access to latest achievements in Russia’ s Nizhny Novgorod region: FSB
Russian Federal Security Service detained head of Kaliningrad Operational Customs division
Lithuanian Prime Minister secretive about alleged CIA prison in his country
Citizens should be careful making phone calls abroad – Security Police of Estonia
Thailand’s security services acted faster than their Ukrainian counterparts supposed
The spetsnaz of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) was going to seize weapons carried by an IL-76 aircraft at Kiev airport, if only it would not be done by their counterparts in Thailand, news agency Interfax reports, quoting the SBU press service.
The foreign colleagues warned Ukrainian counterintelligence on the possible arrival in Kiev of an aircraft with weapons, the press service added.
The plane in question was arrested at Bangkok airport on December 12. The local police found 40 tons of weapons on board. The aircraft crew consisted of four citizens of Kazakhstan and a Belarus, Interfax expands.
The captain of the crew at the police interrogation reported that the plane was flying from Ukraine and had loaded weapons in North Korea. After refueling in Thailand and Sri Lanka, the plane was to arrive in Ukraine. The investigators took note of this information, but the truth of the pilot’s words has to be checked. In addition, it is still not known for certain who owned the IL-76 and its cargo, online paper Smi2 marks.
In Ingushetia, during the shelling killed four employees of the FSB
In Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia, unidentified gunmen today sprayed automatic fire at a car carrying personnel of the regional department of the Federal Security Service (FSB), news agency ITAR-TASS reports. Four FSB officers were killed, according to an official at Ingushetia's Interior Ministry.
Gunmen riding in a black car shot at a vehicle carrying three FSB men in Gamurziyevsky municipality of Nazran at around 16:15, Moscow time. The attackers fled in a black Lada-Priora; the security forces are taking measures to apprehend the attackers.
In other development, at least 18 people were wounded in a suicide car bomb blast at a traffic police station in Ingushetia, news agency RIA Novosti adds.
Foreign intelligence services reportedly tried to gain access to latest achievements in Russia’ s Nizhny Novgorod region: FSB
One of the priorities of the Nizhny Novgorod directorate of the Federal Security Service of Russia in 2009 was the carrying out of counter-intelligence measures against activity of foreign secret services, news agency Regnum reports, referring to press service of the FSB directorate.
The foreign intelligence services have focused on obtaining information on the social and political development of the region, the economic sphere and the personalities of the region's leaders. In particular, there were documented attempts to gain access to the latest developments in science and technology, as well as to information constituting state secrets, Regnum marks.
According to the FSB directorate’s press service, in addition, during 2009, in Nizhny Novgorod region, a special attention was paid to work on the prevention of acts of terrorism. So, two persons involved in terrorist activities in the territory of CIS countries were expelled from Russia. The person was established who was wanted for the murder of a law enforcement officer of the Republic of Tajikistan. He was arrested and extradited to the crime scene, Regnum notes.
The FSB regional directorate established four perpetrators of fake anonymous telephone calls threatening with terrorist acts. In Sarov a hacker was convicted who for a long period of time was carrying out illegal access to computer information of VolgaTelecom company by unlawful use of registration data.
In addition, the agents of the Federal Security Service of Russia Nizhny Novgorod region revealed the fact of unauthorized dumping of environmentally hazardous substances in quantities of 30 tons in Dzerzhinsk.
Within the framework of anti-corruption measures illegal activities were revealed committed by criminal groups from the staff of the territorial directorate of Federal Agency for State Reserves (Rosrezerv) in the Volga Federal District and the private entrepreneurs in large-scale trading of public mobilization reserve material values. Illegal activities of the Office of the deputy head of Arzamas district Social protection of population directorate were stopped, the official has stolen more than 1 million rubles from the budgetary funds by forging financial documents, Regnum adds.
Russian Federal Security Service detained head of Kaliningrad Operational Customs division
The head of one of the operational divisions of Kaliningrad Customs was detained, news agency Interfax reports, referring to a source in law enforcement bodies of the region.
"The FSB officers carried out searches at the duty station and residence of two members of the Kaliningrad Customs operational division, detaining one of them, a head of department", said the source. According to him, the second person involved in the case, a deputy head of department, is now in a hospital and he was not detained. The names of the customs officers were not disclosed, as well as the crimes which they are accused.
Lithuanian Prime Minister secretive about alleged CIA prison
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Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius speaking on radio Žiniu Radijas today said he did not exclude the possibility that the requirement of the Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite to revocate Ambassador of Lithuania to Georgia Mecis Laurinkus might be connected with the fact that Laurinkus did not tell the truth about the work of the secret CIA prison in Lithuania.
Prime Minister Kubilius said that he did not have any information that such prison had been in Lithuania, but he had no undisputed evidence that there was no such prison. "I can not say either yes or no", said Kubilius, responding to the question whether the alleged Al-Qaeda terrorists were contained in Lithuania.
"Ambassador Mecis Laurinkus (former head of the Lithuanian State Security Department and the current Ambassador of Lithuania in Georgia) publicly insisted that there was no such jail and could not be [in Lithuania]. Perhaps the results of the parliamentary investigation have shown some aspects that are more knowledgeable to the President. Therefore we can not exclude that this was one reason why the President considered that a person who knowing certain information publicly refuses to speak the truth, could not hold the office of ambassador," said the Prime Minister of Lithuania.
Presumably in connection with the scandal over alleged existence of a secret CIA prison in Lithuania, the State Security Department (VSD) Director Povylas Malakauskas has resigned from his office and Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite demanded the government to withdraw the Ambassador of Lithuania to Georgia and the former VSD head Mecis Laurinkus from Georgia.
Citizens should be careful making phone calls abroad – Security Police of Estonia
The Security Police (Kapo) of Estonia recommends the population to be careful in mentioning "sensitive topics" in overseas phone conversations or internet communication because foreign intelligence services have expanded opportunities to monitor these communications, Tallinn-based newspaper Eesti Express reports.
Starting from December 1, the Swedish National Radio Protection Administration (FRA) have obtained free access to foreign communications data across Sweden. It directly refers to Estonia as a part of the Estonian population of telephone and Internet communications have been taking place directly or indirectly via Sweden, Estonia's Competition Board official Rivo Mets told the paper.
For instance, the company Tele2 initially redirects communications of Estonian citizens with foreign countries to Riga, then via the sea cable to Sweden and then to the rest of the world.
Communications operators have not found it necessary to warn about the intelligence activities which began three weeks ago, Eesti Ekspress points out. Even the Telekom company which basically owns the Swedish company TeliaSonera keeps quiet. Elion, the Telekom subsidiary, explains that the laws do not oblige them to inform their clients about what, how and by whom have been listened in Sweden.
"The people who are not involved in violance of laws or criminal activity have nothing to worry about," says the press secretary of Elian, Lilian Viirmaa.
She does not agree that the FRA's work should be something special. "In today's world, when we are threatened by terrorism, all this is inevitable in order to ensure general security," the paper cites Viirmaa.
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