
The customer of the terrorist attack in the metro of St. Petersburg "is practically installed". This was stated by the head of the FSB, Alexander Bortnikov, reports Interfax.
“Almost installed. Yes, yes, it was installed,” said Bortnikov. “Everything that was officially presented indicates the preparations by terrorists of the act that occurred in the St. Petersburg metro. We will gradually introduce you to the course of business.”
Meanwhile, the source of RBC in the National Anti -Terrorism Committee said that the FSB and the TFR check the ideologists of the Islamic State for involvement in the metro terrorist attack. According to him, the organizers of the attack could inspire propaganda from abroad, including from Islam Atabiev, nicknamed Abu Jihad.
Several arrested in the case of the attack in the subway confirmed during interrogations that they studied propaganda materials on radical movements on the Internet, the representative of Naka said. The attack itself is usually planned by a person who is not in Russia. The direct organization is engaged in members of the “lower rank” group. They agree through social networks to create a "one -time gang." "The members of such a group, as a rule, are not familiar with each other and are seen only shortly before the action, after which, if they survive, they leave for their cities and settlements until the next attack," the source noted.
On April 3, an explosion occurred in the train of the St. Petersburg metro train. 15 people were killed: 11 died at the scene of the explosion, four more - on the way to the hospital or after delivery there. More than 50 people were injured. The next day, the TFR said that the attack was committed by Akbarzhon Dzhalilov - a 22 -year -old native of the Kyrgyz city of Osh, a citizen of Russia. According to the information of the investigation department, he laid a bomb at the Square of the Uprising Square. This bomb, however, did not work.
On April 6, the TFR announced the detention of eight friends of Jalilov , who may be involved in explosions in the St. Petersburg metro. Seifullah Khakimov, Ibragigzhon Ermatov, Dilmurod Muidinov, Bahram Ergashev, Azamzhon Makhmudov, Mahamadyusuf Mirzaalimov was detained in St. Petersburg, and Shokhist Karimov and Sodik Ortikov in Moscow. It was reported that weapons and explosives were seized during the detention. The next day, the courts arrested the suspects.
On Monday, the FSB announced the detention in the Odintsovo district of the Moscow Region 26-year-old Abror Azimov . A pistol was demonstrated in the video, a common special service, which, stated, was seized from the suspect. According to the plot of the case, Azimov was engaged in the preparation of the suicide bomb Jalilov.
On Tuesday, the judge of the Basmanny District Court of Moscow Arthur Karpov arrested Azimov for a period until June 3. The suspect himself at the hearing claimed that he had no direct attitude to the attack. According to him, he received teams from an unknown person and did not know that he was participating in the organization of the crime.
On Wednesday, the FSB announced the detention in the village of Moscow 28 -year -old Azimov , the older brother of Abror. According to the FSB, he helped transfer the money spent on the preparation of the attack and maintain contact with the emissaries of international terrorist organizations. During the detention, Azimov found a grenade of the RGD-5, the special service says.
Meanwhile, on the eve of the Moscow Komsomolets with reference to the father of the brothers - Akhla Azimov, who works in Moscow, the bus driver, - transmitted completely different information. It was reported that the older brother was detained in Kyrgyzstan three or four days earlier , in the hospital where he treated sinusitis, and sent to Moscow.
Thus, the number of suspects in involvement in the attack reached 10 people. On Thursday, the Basmanny Court will consider the application of the investigation to arrest Akram Azimov.