- Three men were arrested this week on suspicion of plotting the attack, state media says
- Police seize weapons, including anti-tank missiles, state media reports
- The Russian resort city of Sochi will host the Winter Olympics in 2014
Moscow (CNN) -- Russia's security service says it has foiled a plot to attack the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, state media reported Thursday.
Three men were arrested in Abkhazia this week on charges of plotting the attack in a joint operation with Abkhazian security services, the Russian National Anti-Terrorism Committee said, according to the state-run RIA Novosti news agency.
Police seized weapons, including three portable surface-to-air missiles, two anti-tank guided missiles, a mortar and a flamethrower, the news agency said.
The militants planned to move the arms to the Black Sea resort city of Sochi and use them to carry out terrorist attacks during the Games, it quoted the National Anti-Terrorism Committee as saying.
CNN's Alla Eshchenko contributed to this report.
