Russia: Interior Ministry has bolstered counter-terrorism measures - Kolokoltsev

Russian Minister of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev stated that security measures aimed at the protection of Russian citizens are being extended, during a briefing in Moscow on Tuesday. His announcement follows Federal Security Service director Aleksander Bortnikov's statement that the Russian plane crash in the Sinai was caused by a terrorist attack. "The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation is taking all necessary measures to improve the safety of our citizens, to improve the counter-terrorism security of those facilities which are under our protection, and other crowded places," Kolokoltsev said. Moreover, Kolokoltsev confirmed that the Ministry of Internal Affairs as well as all Russian security agencies are taking measures to uncover terrorists. "According to the decision of the Security Council and National Anti-Terrorist Committee, we are conducting a series of operational-investigative measures in close cooperation with the Federal Security Service, aimed at identifying people involved in terrorist activities and neutralising them," the Russian minister said. "We have every reason to believe that we will achieve results due to the joint work of law enforcement agencies and other intelligence agencies," he added.