Sushi chef suicide bomber patrolled St Petersburg for two hours waiting for the perfect moment to strike before unleashing backpack bomb on train, killing 14 people
Russian Akbarzhon Jalilov, 22, born in Kyrgyzstan, named by security services as suspected suicide bomber
His home country has seen up to 500 join ISIS and the Boston Marathon bombers were also born there
The horrific blast occurred between Sennaya Ploshchad and Sadovaya train station in St Petersburg, Russia
At least 14 people were killed in yesterday’s bomb blast and 50, including several children, were injured
Nobody has claimed responsibility, but previous attacks on Russia have been blamed on ISIS and Chechens
Bearded man first identified on CCTV as suspect hands himself in claiming innocence and faces lie detector
Kremlin has described the suicide bombing as a ‘challenge’ to Vladimir Putin, who was in the city at the time
Transport bosses have reopened four stations which were shut down after an anonymous attack warning
By WILL STEWART
DailyMail.com
4 April 2017
St Petersburg suicide bomber Akbarzhon Jalilov waited for two hours before detonating his bomb waiting for the perfect moment to kill the greatest number of people.
Security forces said he walked around St Petersburg carrying a backpack containing the bomb before detonating the device on a crowded metro train.
Moments before the device exploded, Jalilov was spotted clenching his fists as if steeling himself for his imminent suicide attack.
REN TV said: ‘Either he couldn’t make up his mind, or he chose the moment when there
were as many people as possible.’
The report said teh Sennaya Ploshad station was not a random target. He waited for the train to pull away from the station before detonating the device.
According to the report: ‘This is the very heart of St Petersburg, where there are many people all
the time, many sights, and, besides, a railway station not far away.
‘Now it has been established that before suicide bombing Dzhalilov left one
more bomb at Ploshad Vosstaniya.
‘The Explosive device disguised as a fire extinguisher didn’t go off. An employee of Rosgvardiya neutralised it risking his life.
Among those killed was 20-year-old Dilbara Aliyeva, a third year student at St Petersburg Railway University.
A source at the university said: ‘Like any girl, she had friends, big plans, and loved life.’
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