Elder Brother of Suspected Organizer of St. Petersburg Metro Bombing Detained

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By Kody Fairfield

Russia’s security services have detained Akram Azimov, the elder brother of the suspected St. Petersburg Metro bombing organizer, saying he transferred money that helped fund the terrorist attack that killed 14 people,  reports RT News.

RT reports that FSB agents previously detain Abror Azimov, who is believed to have trained the perpetrator of the bombing, Akbardzhon Dzhalilov, who left the explosive device in the train and was also killed in the explosion.

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From previous report by the Libertarian Republic:

Russian authorities identified Akbarzhon Dzhalilov, a Russian citizen of Kyrgyz origin, as the man responsible for bombing the St. Petersburg metro Monday.

Dzhalilov, 22, is suspected of engaging in the suicide bombing attack, which killed 14 people and injured another 49.

Russian authorities did not previously suspect Dzhalilov of terrorist tendencies, though Russia’s Gazeta.ru reported he vanished in 2015. They are now investigating any potential links to the Islamic State. Dzhalilov’s social media accounts show no clear connections to radicalism, according to Russia’s Moskovsky Komsomolets tabloid.

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