Russia identifies mastermind of subway bombing

Russia's Federal Security Service says it has identified the mastermind behind the St. Petersburg subway bombing that killed 14 people earlier this month.

Russian police stand guard outside a metro station. Photo: Reuters

"Suspect provisionally identified",Russian media quotedAlexander Bortnikov, head of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), spoke about the progress of the investigation into the subway bombing inSt. Petersburg.

The suspect's identity has not been released, according to Reuters.Russian police have so far detained 10 people suspected of involvement in the attack that killed 14 people and injured 49 on April 3.

A day after the attack, Russian officials identified the suspect as Akbardzhon Dzhalilov, born in 1995 in the city of Osh, Kyrgyzstan. Dzhabrailov also placed a second bomb at the train station, but it was defused.

According to VNE