In the context of conducting the special investigative measures on the profile of international terrorism, the Security and Intelligence Service of the Republic of Moldova countered an attempt to enter on the national territory via Istanbul - Chisinau airplane, of a foreign citizen, originally from Tajikistan, being in connections with international terrorist extremist entities.

The man, aged 31, was targeted by the competent authorities of the country of origin for reasons of national security and connections with Syrian jihadist channels.

As a result of security checks, the SIS officers of have identified a complex of confirmatory elements of visions of and fundamentalist Islamic beliefs of the individual, being detected several articles and information support he explored in the countries of the Middle East.

In accordance with the procedures and international standards, the alien has been banned in Moldova, the person being returned the country of origin.