OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP/Getty Images(ST. PETERSBURG, Russia) — The suspect in a blast that killed 14 and injured more than 40 in a St. Petersburg, Russia, subway station on Monday has been identified by authorities as a Kyrgyz-born Russian citizen, a senior intelligence official confirms to ABC News.
GKNB security service has identified the suspected attacker as Akbarjon Djalilov, a Kyrgyz-born Russian citizen born in his early 20s, according to Rahat Sulaimanov, a senior Kyrgyz intelligence official.
“Kyrgyz GKNB and Russian FSB work very closely, but in this case, all other info will come out of Moscow, as Jalilov is a Russian citizen only,” Sulaimanov said.
He said he could not specify if the attack was a suicide bombing.
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