Finns urged to avoid gathering in Moscow after terror threat

Finland urged its nationals to avoid public gathering in Moscow following a terror threat by members of the Islamic State.

The Finnish embassy in Moscow issued a notice on Friday evening urging people to avoid public gatherings during the weekend.

Earlier on Friday, the Russian Federal Security Service said it prevented an armed attack on congregants of a Moscow synagogue by IS members, reported Russian news agency TASS.

"On the territory of the Kaluga Region, a stop was put to the activity of Wilayat Khorasan, a cell of the Afghan branch of the international terrorist organization Islamic State, which is banned in Russia, whose members were planning to commit a terrorist act against one of the Jewish religious institutions in Moscow," said the TASS report, quoting a FSB statement as saying.

Different Western embassies in Moscow have still issued travel warnings due to security concerns.

The Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs issued warning against all travel to Russia since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.