Russia confirms suicide bomber suspected in metro attack

The attack killed 14 people and injured dozens

Saint Petersburg, Russia
Flowers are placed at a symbolic memorial at Tekhnologichesky Institute subway station in St Petersburg, Russia
AFP | PTI Moscow
Last Updated : Apr 04 2017 | 4:52 PM IST
Russia's Investigative Committee on Tuesday said that they suspected a suicide bomber was behind the attack in the Saint Petersburg metro Monday that killed 14 people and injured dozens.

Investigators said in a statement that "it has been established that the explosive device could have been activated by a man whose fragmented remains were discovered in the third carriage" of the train. It was not immediately clear whether he counted among the dead.

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First Published: Apr 04 2017 | 4:32 PM IST

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