Top terrorist from Islamist Al-Nusra Front arrested in Kyiv

One of the leaders of the terrorist organization was on inter-state wanted list, the press service of the Security Service of Ukraine reported.

"A citizen of one of the former Soviet republics participated in the Syrian military conflict in 2013 - 2014. In 2015, became a leader of a separate militant Jamaat of the international terrorist organization al-Nusra Front," the SBU reported.

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