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A suspect has been detained in connection with a bombing that killed a notorious pro-Russia military blogger in St. Petersburg on Sunday.
Vladlen Tatarsky died in the blast as he gave a talk at the Street Food Bar #1 Cafe. According to a source cited by Russian state media, Tatarsky—real name Maxim Fomin—had been handed a statue as a gift that may have contained the explosive device. Thirty-two people were also injured in the explosion.
On Monday, Russia’s Investigative Committee announced the arrest of Daria Trepova in connection with the attack. Trepova, 26, had earlier been placed on the Russian Interior Ministry’s wanted list as a murder investigation was opened. Russia’s National Anti-Terrorism Committee says it has established that the bombing was planned by “Ukrainian special services” and involved people “collaborating with the Navalny Anti-Corruption Foundation.”