St Petersburg bombing suspect arrested near Moscow, officials say

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A suspect accused of plotting the St Petersburg bombing attack has been arrested near Moscow, according to Russian officials.

Russian authorities said the man was detained in the town of Odintsovo and was being questioned.

Russia Today posted a photo of the suspect with a handgun inside his waistband as he was reportedly being arrested.

The suspect is the ninth person to have been detained on suspicion of having colluded with the bomber, Akbarzhon Jalilov, since the attack on 3 April.

The death toll came to 14 people, and Jalilov was killed in the explosion.

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