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Russia detains a teenager who posted 'I found a place' on TikTok after a US terror tip-off

The Grand Palace and Church of the Life-Giving Trinity at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve, founded in 1775 as Catherine the Great's summer residence, where the US Embassy issued a near-identical warning before the 2024 Crocus City Hall attack.
The Grand Palace and Church of the Life-Giving Trinity at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve, founded in 1775 as Catherine the Great's summer residence, where the US Embassy issued a near-identical warning before the 2024 Crocus City Hall attack.

Russia's FSB arrested the teenage suspect after US intelligence passed the tip through established partner channels, with the FSB publicly thanking "the American side" for sharing the information. The teenager had photographed himself at Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve — a 405-hectare palace complex 9 miles from the Kremlin visited by over 2 million people a year — and posted the images with the caption "I found a place."

Searches of the teen's home found the tactical clothing and balaclava from the TikTok posts; his phone showed a Telegram subscription to a neo-Nazi channel.

Tsaritsyno was closed and public cultural events cancelled on Saturday after the US Embassy warned Americans of a "credible threat of a mass casualty event" at the site.

Russia's Investigative Committee is still deciding what legal or procedural action to bring against the minor.

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