- An explosion occurred on a train between two metro stations in Russia’s St Petersburg
- Kyrgyztan’s security service has identified the blast suspect as Kyrgyz-born Russian Akbarzhon Jalilov
- Eleven people have been reportedly killed in the blast and 50 injured
- Eight ambulances were seen near the Sennaya Ploshchad metro station
- Some metro stations are reopening after a complete network shutdown
- Putin said that they will probe all angles, including terrorism
- Russia has issued search warrants for two people for their possible role in the blast
Russian Investigators Confirm Jalilov as Man Behind Metro Blast
Russia's state investigative committee on Tuesday named Akbarzhon Jalilov as the man behind the St Petersburg metro blast, confirming an earlier statement from Kyrgyzstan's security services.
The committee said in a statement its investigation had identified Jalilov, whose genetic traces were also found on a bag containing an explosive device.
"From the genetic evidence and the surveillance cameras there is reason to believe that the person behind the terrorist act in the train carriage, was the same one who left a bag with an explosive device at the Ploshchad Vosstaniya station," the statement added.
RT reported that he had planted another bomb in another station.
Russian Investigators Say Have Found Metro Bomb Suspect's Body Parts
Russia's state investigative committee said on Tuesday that the deadly St Petersburg metro blast was caused by a bomb that had possibly been detonated by a man whose body parts were found in one of the train carriages.
"It has been ascertained that an explosive device could have been detonated by a man, fragments of whose body were found in the third carriage of the train," the committee, which has sweeping powers, said in a statement.
"The man has been identified but his identity will not be disclosed for now in the interests of the investigation," the statement added.
The suspect in the metro train explosions in St Petersburg that killed 14 people has been identified by Russian security services, it was announced on Tuesday.
"It has been established that an individual suspected of carrying out the terrorist attack is a native of our republic," Kyrgyzstan National Security Committee spokesman Rakhat Sulaimanov told TASS news agency.
According to Sulaimanov, the suspect, Akbarzhon Jalilov, also had Russian citizenship. Sulaimanov added that Kyrgyzstan’s special services “are closely working with their Russian counterparts” in investigating the explosion.
An unidentified device went off on Monday in the metro train car when it was moving from Tekhnologichesky Institut Station to Sennaya Ploshchad Station.
The Russian Investigative Committee termed the blast a "terrorist attack". The Russian Emergencies Ministry said 51 people were injured. President Vladimir Putin visited the scene on Monday evening and laid flowers at a makeshift shrine.
Likely Suspect a Kyrgyz-Born Russian
Kyrgyztan’s security service has identified the blast suspect as Kyrgyz-born Russian Akbarzhon Jalilov, born in Osh in 1995.
A spokesman for the GKNB security service said it had received an official request from Russian security services to identify the suspect.
Kyrgyzstan, a predominantly Muslim Central Asian nation of six million, is Russia’s close political ally and hosts a Russian military airbase.