GKNB confirms that terrorist from St. Petersburg - native of Kyrgyzstan

GKNB confirmed that the possible terrorist who is suspected of the explosion in the metro of St. Petersburg was a native of Kyrgyzstan, the committee informed 24.kg news agency.

According to it, its employees started working with their Russian colleagues and are ready to provide them with all the necessary information.

On Monday, around 2.30 pm Moscow time (5.30 pm Bishkek time), an explosion occurred in the runway between the stations Sennaya Ploschad and Technological Institute-2 of the St. Petersburg metro. Another bomb was found at the station «Ploschad Vosstaniya." The Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case under the article «Terror Act." Other versions of the incident are also being checked.

According to the National Anti-Terrorist Committee of Russia,  11 people were killed and 51 injured in the terrorist attack.