“We’re united. Nobody can scare us and our strength is in unity. We will resist any enemy and our country and our city will follow the path predetermined by fate and God. We are sure that we will be victorious.”
– Georgy Poltavchenko, Governor of Saint-Petersburg
Russian investigators have identified Akbarzhon Jalilov as the man behind the St Petersburg metro blast. The investigators believe the 22-year-old detonated the bomb inside the metro carriage, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens more.
CGTN’s Julia Lyubova reports from the scene in St. Petersburg.
To discuss the attack and Russia’s response:
- Simon Saradzhyan, the founding director of the Russia Matters Project at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
- Steve Fish, a professor of political science at the University of California, Berkeley.
- Anton Fedyashin, professor of Russian History at American University.
- Aurel Braun, a professor of international affairs at the University of Toronto.
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Telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump https://t.co/5Ekp7ofED4
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