Russia arrests German woman over bomb plot it says is linked to Ukraine

Russia has arrested a German woman who was found with a homemade bomb in her backpack, allegedly linked to a plot to blow up a security services facility in southern Russia. The arrest is part of a broader pattern of high-profile arrests of Western citizens on espionage charges since Moscow's troop deployment into Ukraine. This marks the latest incident in a series of arrests targeting individuals suspected of working for Ukraine to carry out sabotage attacks. The German woman was reportedly carrying the bomb in her backpack at the time of her arrest. Russia has made dozens of similar arrests over the past four years, mostly involving its own citizens. The charges against the German woman have not been independently verified.