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| St Petersburg attack suspect says he was unwitting accomplice and 'did not realise' he was helping the bomb plot | |
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| The man accused of planning the St Petersburg metro bombing has said he was following "instructions" and was an unwitting accomplice in the attack. | |
| A lawyer for Abror Azimov, who was arrested on Sunday, said he had admitted to being behind the blasts, the BBC had reported. Russia's state-run TASS news agency had quoted a lawyer, Armen Zadoyan, as saying: "He admitted his guilt in full." | |
| But at a preliminary court hearing Azimov said: "I did not realise that I was helping with this act. I was being given instructions," according to Reuters. | |
| Earlier, a state investigator told the court that Azimov had confessed to having prepared the attack, but the suspect said he had not confessed to that. | |
| 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. |