Finnish Border Officials Manage to Detain Russian Terrorism Suspect Due to Facial Recognition Software

Thanks to facial recognition technology, Finnish Border Guards have identified and stopped a Russian citizen traveling illegally through the country.

A 36-year-old man who goes by the name of Voislav Torden was detained into custody on suspicion of committing terrorism offenses in Ukraine, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.

According to Yle, the Finnish news website, the suspect was stopped by border security staff while carrying out a regular check while he was headed to board a flight to the French city of Nice.

Yle sources reveal that the suspect presented a Russian passport and residence permit granted by Finnish authorities, but after being subjected to further investigations, there was evidence that the suspect’s real name was Jan Petrovskiy and that he was banned from entering Norway and the Czech Republic, and later on, by the entire Schengen area.

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