{"id":307740,"date":"2017-04-04T05:32:27","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T05:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=307740"},"modified":"2017-04-04T05:32:27","modified_gmt":"2017-04-04T05:32:27","slug":"russia-metro-explosion-suspect-from-central-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/russia-metro-explosion-suspect-from-central-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia metro explosion suspect ‘from Central Asia’"},"content":{"rendered":"
The man suspected of killing 11 people in a St Petersburg train is in his early 20s and from Central Asia, Russian media report.<\/p>\n
At least 45 people were injured in the explosion between two underground stations on Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n
The Interfax and Tass news agencies said the suspect had been identified, but there are conflicting reports as to whether he was a suicide bomber.<\/p>\n
Authorities in Saint Petersburg have declared three days of mourning.<\/p>\n
President Vladimir Putin, who was in the city when the blast occurred, visited the scene on Monday evening and laid flowers at a makeshift shrine.<\/p>\n
Russian investigators have described it as a suspected “act of terror” but they have given few details. No group has said it was responsible.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in a Facebook post that the explosion was a “terrorist attack”.<\/p>\n