Identifying the suicide bomber in Russia.

The Russian Investigative Committee has identified the suicide bomber who attacked a Saint Petersburg subway station on April 3, killing 14 people.

The suicide bomber was Akbarzhon Dzhalilov, born on April 1, 1995. He was of Kyrgyzstani origin.

RT quoted committee spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko as saying: "The explosive device may have been detonated by the man who was blown to pieces in carriage number 3. The identity of this individual has been determined."

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Early this morning, a Kremlin spokesperson confirmed that a suicide attack may have been one of the causes of the tragedy in Saint Petersburg.

"This is one of the explanations being discussed and mentioned," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters about yesterday's explosion.

Russian authorities have announced that they have opened a terrorism investigation into the explosion that occurred on April 3rd.

Also related to the explosion in Saint Petersburg, the foreign minister of Kyrgyzstan affirmed that it was the act of a suicide bomber.

Earlier, Kyrgyz authorities stated that the suspect in the explosion at the Russian subway station was Akbarjon Djalilov. He was identified as a Russian citizen born in Kyrgyzstan.

Kyrgyzstan's Foreign Minister, Erlan Abyldaev, said the suicide bomber's motive is currently unknown.

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