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The report clearly calls him a suspect and not a perpetator and only that it is a report by Interfax. It also states definite conclusions will only be after DNA tests but doesn't state the suspect was among the 11 killed.
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Revision as of 00:26, 4 April 2017

2017 Saint Petersburg Metro bombing
Saint Petersburg Metro station Tekhnologichesky Institut - the explosion occurred in the tunnel between it and Sennaya Ploshchad station.
2017 Saint Petersburg Metro bombing is located in Central Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
2017 Saint Petersburg Metro bombing (Central Saint Petersburg)
2017 Saint Petersburg Metro bombing is located in European Russia
2017 Saint Petersburg Metro bombing
2017 Saint Petersburg Metro bombing (European Russia)
2017 Saint Petersburg Metro bombing is located in Russia
2017 Saint Petersburg Metro bombing
2017 Saint Petersburg Metro bombing (Russia)
LocationOn a Saint Petersburg Metro train between Sennaya Ploshchad and Tekhnologichesky Institut stations, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Coordinates59°54′59″N 30°19′07″E / 59.91639°N 30.31861°E / 59.91639; 30.31861`
Date3 April 2017 (2017-04-03)
14:40[1][2] (EEST (UTC +3))
TargetCivilians
Attack type
suspected suicide bombing[3]
WeaponsShrapnel bombs[4]
Deaths11[5][6]
Injured45+
PerpetratorMaksim Arishev

On 3 April 2017, a terrorist attack using an explosive device took place on the Saint Petersburg Metro between Sennaya Ploshchad and Tekhnologichesky Institut stations. Nine people were initially reported to have died, and later two more died from their injuries.[7][8][5] At least 45 others were injured in the incident.[9][10][11] The explosive device was contained in a briefcase. A second explosive device was found and defused on a train at another metro station.[8] The suspect was stated to be from Central Asia with links to radical Islam and terrorists.[12][13][14]

Attack

Location of the two stations and the tunnel between them in the Saint Petersburg Metro where the explosion occurred

On 3 April 2017, a device containing approximately one kilogram (2.2 lbs) of explosives detonated on a train going through a tunnel between the Sennaya Ploshchad and Tekhnologichesky Institut stations of the Saint Petersburg Metro.[9][15][16] Following reports of the explosion, all metro stations in Saint Petersburg were quickly closed.[9][11] In the late evening, metro services were resumed on the third, fourth, and fifth lines.[8]

A second bomb was discovered at Ploshchad Vosstaniya station; it was subsequently disarmed.[17][18] The device reportedly used shrapnel[4] and was hidden within a fire extinguisher and contained about a kilogram of TNT.[19]

Aftermath

Security was heightened after the attack, and metal detectors were put back into use. The Moscow Metro, which was the site of a terror attack seven years ago, heightened the security to prevent the risk of another attack happening. They also stated that they were ready to assist the Saint Petersburg Metro if they needed any help.[20] A possible suspect was sighted on Metro surveillance cameras, according to unconfirmed reports.[8] The Investigative Committee of Russia stated that the train driver's decision to not stop the train when the explosion happened helped to avoid an even higher number of casualties.[8]

There has so far been no claim of responsibility for the attacks.[21] At 16:30 local time (13:30 UTC) on 3 April 2017, the attack was officially recognised as an act of terrorism by the Investigative Committee.[2] The attack was also believed to be a suicide bombing.[14]

Casualties

As reported by the Russian Ministry of Health, there had been approximately 50 people injured, of whom 11 were confirmed dead (seven during the attack, three in the hospital and one during transportation).[22][23] Yuri Nalimov, 71, and Xenia Milyukova, 18, were identified to be among the fatalities.[13] Russian singer Vladimir Levkin stated his great-aunt, Irina Medyantseva, had died in the attack; he also said that Irina's daughter had been with her at the time of the explosion, and was currently in intensive care.[24] Thirty-nine people were hospitalised, of whom six had critical injuries.[23] Children were among those injured.[7]

Suspects

Investigators stated on 3 April that they believed the attack was a suicide bombing and identified a Central Asian as the suspected perpetator.[14] Some reports identified the suspect as Maksim Arishev, a twenty-two-year-old immigrant from Kazakhstan[25] while others stated the suspect was a 23-year-old native of Kyrgyzstan with Russian citizenship with links to international terrorist groups.[14] The police initially searched for two suspects. However, Interfax later stated that there was only one person involved.[26][14]

Reactions

Russian President Vladimir Putin laying flowers in memoriam at the metro station

Domestic

Russian President Vladimir Putin was in the city when the attack happened and pledged a thorough investigation. During an unrelated meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Putin stated that they are "considering all possible causes, including terrorism". He later visited the area of the attack, which was prohibited by the Federal Protective Service due to security concern.[20][9][11] His statement was followed by Lukashenko expressing his sadness over the bombing.[11]

The reasons for the explosions are unknown, so it is too early to talk about it. The investigation will show what happened.

— Vladimir Putin, during the meeting with Belorussian President Alexander Lukashenko.[23]

Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin expressed his condolences to the victims of the attack and ordered the strengthening of security measures around the capital's transport infrastructure, according to the Mayor's and city government's Press Secretary Gulnara Penkova.[8] Head of the Ministry of Health Veronika Skvortsova instructed federal doctors to help doctors in St. Petersburg to assist the victims.[20]

The Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov called the subway explosion "a monstrous act of terrorism" and called for the identification and punishment of the perpetrators.[8]

ISIL threatened that it would carry out attacks against Russia. Even though they did not claim responsibility for the attack, it was confirmed that ISIL supporters were celebrating this event by sharing pictures of the corpses of those killed by the blast.[27]

International

Condolences and sympathies for those affected were offered by several international figures, including the Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev,[8] representatives of Denmark,[28] Iran,[8] Poland,[29][30] Georgia,[31][32] Switzerland,[33] the United States, the United Kingdom, NATO, and the EU Commission.[18]

Ukraine tightened security around its own metro stations in fear of a terrorist attack on its soil. However no reactions or sympathies were given by the Ukrainian government.[34]

See also

References

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External links

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