Russian Cafe Bomb Suspect Charged With Terrorism

Russian investigators on Tuesday charged Darya Trepova with terrorism over a bombing attack in St. Petersburg that killed a prominent military blogger and wounded dozens of people.

Trepova, a 26-year-old woman, was detained after an explosion ripped through a cafe in Russia's second city at the weekend, killing Vladlen Tatarsky, a high-profile blogger and supporter of Moscow's assault on Ukraine.

The Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said Trepova acted on orders from "figures based in Ukraine" and committed a "terror attack by an organized group."

The statement said that Trepova had brought a statuette rigged with explosives to a cafe located along the Neva River not far from the historic city center and handed it over to the blogger, whose real name was Maxim Fomin.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/04/russian-cafe-bomb-suspect-charged-with-terrorism-a80712