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Prominent Russian military blogger killed in St. Petersburg blast Prominent Russian military blogger killed in St. Petersburg blast
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At least 15 people are reported injured by a suspected IED explosion in a city center café At least 19 people were reported injured by a suspected IED explosion in a city center café
A blast rocked the ‘Street Bar’ café in St. Petersburg, Russia on Sunday. The explosion claimed at least one life and left 15 people injured, the emergency services told TASS news agency.  An explosion that rocked the ‘Street Bar’ café in St. Petersburg, Russia on Sunday has claimed at least one life and left 19 people injured, authorities have reported. 
The cause of the incident remains unknown.  Vladlen Tatarsky (real name Maksim Fomin), a military correspondent and blogger, was killed in the incident, according to emergency services. 
The café is located on the Universitetskaya Embankment in the historical city center on the Neva River bank across from the famed Admiralty building. Tatarsky joined the Donbass militias back in 2014 in the wake of the Maidan coup in Kiev. He has since become known in Russia as a blogger and a correspondent reporting on the situation in the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics. Tatarsky has also authored several books. 
A military correspondent and blogger, Vladlen Tatarsky (real name Maksim Fomin), was allegedly killed in the incident, RIA Novosti and TASS reported, citing emergency services.  According to Readovka news outlet, the man was hosting a live event for supporters of his work when an explosion ripped through the building, blowing the café's glass front into the street. 
Tatarsky joined the Donbass militias back in 2014 in the wake of the Maidan coup in Kiev. He has since become known in Russia as a blogger and a correspondent reporting on the situation in the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics. Tatarsky also authored several books.  Emergency services have reported that an improvised explosive device was detonated near the stage in the cafe. 
According to Readovka news outlet, the man was holding a recital at the café that was rocked by the blast.
An improvised explosive device was blown up near the stage in the cafe, emergency services report.