NEW YORK. Feb 28 (Interfax) - Security agencies of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states have put an end to activities of over 2,000 members of international terrorist organizations and preempted over 600 terrorism-related crimes over the past five years, the head of the Executive Committee of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure, Yevgeny Sysoyev, said.
"Competent agencies preempted over 600 terrorism-related crimes at the preparation stage, eliminated over 500 training bases, and put an end to the activities of over 2,000 members of international terrorist organizations in 2013-2017," Sysoyev told Interfax.
In addition, over 1,000 improvised explosive devices, 50 tonnes of explosives, 10,000 firearms, and over one million rounds of ammunition have been confiscated, he said.