The agency said that the arrested individuals were “involved in the preparation of a terrorist attack in Moscow”.
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Several people were detained in a Moscow apartment on suspicion of planning a terror attack in Moscow, Russian news agencies reported, citing the FSB press service.
Spokesman for the counter-terrorism committee Andrey Chatskiy said an improvised explosive had been found during the operation.
“Some of these people underwent training in Islamic State camps in Syria”, Interfax news agency quoted the Federal Security Service (FSB) as saying.
The aerial bombings have caused friction between Moscow and Washington, which says Russian Federation has targeted more moderate opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the campaign as well.
The attack was believed to be carried out by two women from the Muslim separatist Caucasus Emirate group.
Those arrested are Russian nationals; they had arrived in Russia before the Russian Aerospace Forces began carrying out airstrikes in Syria.
“At least three of the ten detainees come from Syria”, he said.
Officers found a device consisting of a plastic bucket with ammonia and aluminium powder, complete with a phone-activated detonator, the report said.
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Russian Federation says 2,400 of its citizens have joined Islamic State, which controls large parts of Iraq and Syria.
