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Added on the 03/04/2023 18:31:11 - Copyright : France 24 EN
People gather in Moscow ahead of the funeral of a high-profile military blogger and staunch supporter of Moscow's assault on Ukraine, Vladlen Tatarsky, who was killed an explosion at a cafe in Russia's second city, Saint Petersburg, on April 2nd. IMAGES
"It was like a slow-motion movie," says one witness of an explosion at a cafe in Russia's second-largest city of Saint Petersburg that killed a prominent Russian military blogger and left 25 others injured. The Ria Novosti agency, quoting a source close to the inquiry, said "a girl" had supposedly dropped off a package with a "figurine" inside intended for the blogger.
Russia has named a suspect in Sunday's bombing at a cafe in Saint Petersburg. A prominent military blogger was killed in the blast, and 25 others injured. No one has claimed responsibility, but Russia's foriegn ministry is lashing out at Western governments for failing to react to the attack. FRANCE 24's Charlotte Hughes and Jennie Shin tell us more.
Russian media claims the suspect was asked to deliver the bomb following the killing of a prominent pro-Russian military blogger in a St. Petersburg café bomb blast
A top Ukrainian official suggested internal struggles over the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine were behind the blast.
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