Russian Metro Bomb Suspect a Muslim Born in Central Asia: Investigators

Russian Metro Bomb Suspect a Muslim Born in Central Asia: Investigators
Emergency services direct pedestrians outside Sennaya Ploshchad metro station, following explosions in two train carriages at metro stations in St. Petersburg, Russia on April 3, 2017. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
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OSH, Kyrgyzstan/ST. PETERSBURG, Russia—A Russian suicide bomber originally from mainly Muslim Kyrgyzstan detonated the explosives in a St Petersburg train carriage that killed 14 people and wounded 50, authorities said on Tuesday.

Suspect Akbarzhon Jalilov. (5th Channel Russia/via Reuters)
Suspect Akbarzhon Jalilov. 5th Channel Russia/via Reuters