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Russia Detains Suspect in Bombing That Killed Pro-War Blogger

by VOA News

   Authorities in Russia said Monday they detained a woman suspected of
   being involved in the bombing of a St. Petersburg cafe that killed a
   prominent military blogger who strongly supported Russia's war in
   Ukraine.

   Russia's Investigative Committee identified the suspect as 26-year-old
   Darya Tryopova, a Russian citizen who had been previously detained for
   participating in anti-war rallies.

   Russian news agencies reported that the explosion Sunday that killed
   Vladlen Tatarsky happened after he was given a statuette with a bomb
   hidden inside.

   The blast also wounded more than 30 other people.

   Tatarsky was the name used by Maxim Fomin, who had hundreds of
   thousands of followers for his blog supporting Russia's invasion of
   Ukraine.

   Russia's top counterterrorism agency blamed Ukrainian security agencies
   for the attack.

   Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak tweeted Sunday that it
   was only a matter of time until "domestic terrorism would become an
   instrument of internal political fight" in Russia.

   Some information for this story came from The Associated Press, Agence
   France-Presse and Reuters.