St. Petersburg subway blast: Suicide bomber identified as Akbardzhon Dzhalilov, 22
(FOX)- The man believed to have unleashed a suicide bomb attack on a subway train in St. Petersburg, Russia, killing more than a dozen people, was identified Tuesday as a 22-year-old born in Kyrgyzstan.
Akbardzhon Dzhalilov was named as the killer by Russia’s Investigative Committee. Detectives said they also found his DNA on a bag holding a second bomb in a nearby subway station — which crews defused before it could explode.
Before naming him, Russian investigators linked the suspected attacker to radical Islamic terror groups. They said he himself carried the deadly bomb on the train in a backpack.
At least 14 people were killed in the attack, according to Russian officials. It was unclear whether they included Dzhalilov in their count. Some 49 people were hospitalized.