St. Petersburg Subway Bomber ID’d as Akbarzhon Jalilov from Kyrgyzstan

A suicide bomber born in the Central Asia republic of Kyrgyzstan was behind the grisly attack on the St. Petersburg subway, Russian authorities said Tuesday as the death toll rose to 14.

Investigators said body parts of the suspect, Akbarzhon Jalilov, 22, were found in the third car of the mangled train.

His DNA was also found on a second, shrapnel-packed explosive device that was found at another station and safely defused, the country’s Investigative Committee said in a statement.

The attack came as Vladimir Putin was visiting the city, his birthplace. A Kremlin spokesman said it was “noteworthy” that it coincided with the president’s presence, but did not elaborate.

 

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