ArmInfo.The National Security Service of Armenia (NSS) prevented an attempt to enter the country of a foreign citizen suspected of having links with "one of the international terrorist organizations".
According to the ministry, due to the measures taken by RA NSS units, the entry of a citizen into Armenia was banned a foreign state that was suspected of having contacts with an international terrorist organization.
Earlier, the newspaper "Aravot" referring to its sources reported that the special services in the capital airport "Zvartnots" detained a citizen of one of the Central Asian countries, who is suspected of having links with the "Islamic state". According to the newspaper, an unknown person tried to enter Armenia from Turkey. Some time after the detention, the alleged terrorist was sent back to Turkey.
The National Security Service also reported that in general, for the year 2017, the department's employees detained 960 foreigners who were somehow suspected of involvement in the activities of terrorist organizations. All of them were deported.