Details emerge of blast that killed Russian blogger:
War reporter Vladlen Tatarsky may have been killed by an improvised explosive device disguised as a statuette, Kirill Makarov, the youth policy minister of the Donetsk People’s Republic, told Russian media on Sunday. Tatarksy died on Sunday in an explosion while hosting a live event for his supporters at a St. Petersburg café.
According to several Russian media outlets, a young woman presented a figurine to the war correspondent and blogger during the event. Her identity is unknown so far. The police have not commented on this version of events but have confirmed that Tatarsky was killed in the blast, which also left 30 people injured.
Earlier, a source within the emergency services told TASS that an improvised explosive device was detonated near the stage in the café.
Russia’s REN TV reported, citing a witness, that the statuette blew up as Tatarsky was holding it.
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I read the woman was found and arrested.
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