Employee of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow allegedly intended to smuggle in their Luggage mine in the Sheremetyevo airport.
As reported by Russian news Agency TASS in the foreign Ministry, the ammunition was not explosives, and therefore the office considers this incident a provocation. It is noted that the USA sometimes check «the reliability and security of Russia», so it could be one of them.
According to the foreign Ministry, the us diplomat was on a business trip in Russia and was flying back to new York. The US citizen claimed to have acquired an empty mine «for personal collection». The result of the detention of Embassy staff was late for his flight, but the airport workers gave him the tickets and he flew to USA the day flight.
The foreign Ministry said that, given the tragic experience of America on 11 September 2001, Americans had to understand that the mine in the Luggage is very serious.
We will remind, literally pozachera, March 7, Russia had detained two citizens of States — members of the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints. According to preliminary information, the detainees were charged with teaching English without a license.
