St Petersburg train blast: Death toll rises to 14, suspect identified as Kyrgyzstan national

At least 14 people were killed and more than 50 were wounded in a bomb blast in St Petersburg train carriage on Monday. Law enforcement officials identified the suspect as a native of Kyrgyzstan with Russian citizenship.

The Kyrgyz security service named the bomber as Akbarzhon Jalilov. The suspect was reportedly born in



Osh in 1995, the security agency stated. However, there are still conflicting reports as to whether the suspect was a suicide bomber or not, according to BBC.

Kyrgyz state media said the country's security service was "maintaining contact with the Russian secret service for further investigation".