Parents of St. Petersburg terrorist interrogated in Osh GKNB

The parents of the terrorist who is suspected of the explosion in the metro of St. Petersburg are being interrogated in the Osh regional department of the State National Security Committee. They were brought there late in the evening. The close relatives of the Dzhalilovs told 24.kg news agency.

According to them, relatives of the probable suspect in the terrorist attack Akbarzhon Dzhalilov are living in Osh in Amir-Timur microdistrict.

«Akbarzhon left for Russia with his parents in 2011. Later, the parents returned, while Dzhalilov Jr. remained there to earn money. On March 3, he was in Osh," the relatives of the family told.

Earlier, the State National Security Committee of Kyrgyzstan (GKNB) confirmed that a suicide bomber is a native of Kyrgyzstan.

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  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, 14 people were killed and 51 injured in the terrorist attack.