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| St Petersburg attack: Man 'fully' admits planning Russia metro bombing | St Petersburg attack: Man 'fully' admits planning Russia metro bombing |
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| A man has "fully" confessed to having organised the bombing of the St Petersberg metro, Russian media reported. | |
| A lawyer for Abror Azimov, who was arrested on Sunday, said he had admitted to being behind the blasts, the BBC reported. | A lawyer for Abror Azimov, who was arrested on Sunday, said he had admitted to being behind the blasts, the BBC reported. |
| The April 3 attack killed 14 people and injured more than 50. | The April 3 attack killed 14 people and injured more than 50. |
| Russia's Federal Security Service, as cited by RIA news agency, identified Azimov as having been born in 1990 and hailing from Central Asia. | Russia's Federal Security Service, as cited by RIA news agency, identified Azimov as having been born in 1990 and hailing from Central Asia. |
| He was the ninth person to have been detained on suspicion of having colluded with the bomber, Akbarzhon Jalilov, since the attack took place. | He was the ninth person to have been detained on suspicion of having colluded with the bomber, Akbarzhon Jalilov, since the attack took place. |
| Azimov has been accused of training Jalilov to use the bomb, which he took with him on a train and detonated, killing himself in the explosion. | Azimov has been accused of training Jalilov to use the bomb, which he took with him on a train and detonated, killing himself in the explosion. |
| The attack happened the same day that leader Vladimir Putin was visiting the city. | The attack happened the same day that leader Vladimir Putin was visiting the city. |
| Russia's state-run TASS news agency quoted Azimov's lawyer, Armen Zadoyan, as saying: "He admitted his guilt in full." |