Explosion in Russian Cafe Kills Prominent Military Blogger

Russian investigators work at the site of an explosion at a cafe in St. Petersburg, Russia, on April 2, 2023. AP Photo

An explosion tore through a cafe in Russia’s second-largest city Sunday, killing a prominent military blogger.

Russian news reports said blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was killed in the explosion at the Street Food Bar No. 1 cafe in St. Petersburg. Twenty-five people were wounded, and 19 of them were hospitalized, according to the regional governor, Alexander Beglov.