Terrorist attack on April 3, 2017 in Saint Petersburg

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Location of the explosion

In the April 3, 2017 terrorist attack in Saint Petersburg , a suicide bomber killed 14 people and injured 51 people. With the death of a previously seriously injured woman on April 21, 2017, the death toll rose to a total of 16.

Sequence of events

The 22-year-old Russian citizen Akbarschon Akramschanowitsch Jalilow (Акбаржон Акрамжанович Джалилов) first placed a bomb in the Ploshchad Vosstaniya station . It was defused in time.

At around 2:30 p.m. local time, he detonated another bomb as a suicide bomber on a train on Line 2 of the Saint Petersburg Metro between the Sennaya Ploshchad and Technologichesky Institute stations . The driver then drove the train to the Technologichesky Institute station, which made the evacuation easier. The perpetrator died; his body was identified through a genetic test .

Reactions

President Vladimir Putin on the evening of the attack

The city council of Saint Petersburg declared a three-day mourning. The metro operator said it would strengthen security. All entrances to the subways would be additionally guarded and buses and trams would be checked more closely.

Reactions in Germany:

In contrast to previous attacks, the Brandenburg Gate was not illuminated - guidelines on this subject had been drawn up before the attack. Local and nationwide media addressed this issue. There is a partnership between the Mitte district , in which the Brandenburg Gate is located, and the Petrogradski rajon in Saint Petersburg, but the state government decides on the lighting .

The Berlin Senator for Culture, Klaus Lederer ( Left Party ), then called for the lighting to be generally ceased in response to attacks and for Saint Petersburg to be used only one last time.

Investigations

Weeks after the attack, the Imam Shamil Battalion confessed to the action.

On April 16, 2017, the Russian secret service FSB announced that a 27-year-old man from Central Asia had been arrested as the organizer of the attack. He is said to have trained the assassin.

On May 11, 2017, three suspects were charged with involvement in an act of terrorism and the illegal use of explosives. Charges were being prepared against seven other people at the time. All are said to come from former Central Asian Soviet republics.

On December 10, 2019, the Saint Petersburg District Military Court issued its verdict, sentencing Abror Akimov, one of the alleged main bombers in the attack, to life imprisonment. 10 other accomplices received prison sentences ranging from 19 to 28 years.

See also

Web links

Commons : Terrorist attack on April 3, 2017 in Saint Petersburg  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
 Wikinews: St. Petersburg: Dead in explosion in the metro  - message
 Wikinews: After attack in Saint Petersburg Metro: Police are looking for suspects  - message

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Severe explosion in the underground station in St. Petersburg. In: NZZ.ch , April 3, 2017, accessed on April 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ St Petersburg metro blast leaves many injured. In: BBC.com April 3, 2017.
  3. ↑ Число жертв теракта в метро Петербурга выросло до 16 человек. In: Интерфакс. April 21, 2017, Retrieved May 2, 2020 (Russian).
  4. ^ A b c After the terrorist attack: Stricter security measures in St. Petersburg. In: Welt Online , April 4, 2017.
  5. ↑ В метро Санкт-Петербурга прогремел взрыв. In: ria.ru , April 3, 2017, accessed April 3, 2017 (video source)
  6. ↑ FAZ.net April 4, 2017: Attack in the underground: the assassin in Saint Petersburg is said to be Kyrgyzstan.
  7. ↑ Появились новые фото предполагаемого смертника из метро Петербурга. In: gazeta.ru , April 4, 2017.
  8. ↑ The Brandenburg Gate is not illuminated in Russia colors. In: RBB , April 3, 2017.
  9. ↑ Terror in St. Petersburg: The Brandenburg Gate is not illuminated in the colors of Russia. In: Berliner Zeitung , April 3, 2017.
  10. ^ No solidarity campaign for Russia at the Brandenburg Gate. In: Berliner Morgenpost , April 4, 2017.
  11. ↑ zeit.de April 4, 2017: Berlin: The Brandenburg Gate is not lit for St. Petersburg.
  12. ↑ The Brandenburg Gate is not illuminated. In: Der Spiegel , April 4, 2017.
  13. ↑ Attack in St. Petersburg: The Brandenburg Gate does not shine in the colors of Russia - the city receives criticism. In: Focus.de , April 4, 2017.
  14. ↑ The Brandenburg Gate is not illuminated in Russian colors. In: Handelsblatt , April 3, 2017.
  15. ^ City partnerships in the Mitte district. In: berlin.de , accessed on April 4, 2017.
  16. ↑ Senator wants to have the Brandenburg Gate illuminated “last time”. In: FAZ.net , April 4, 2017.
  17. ↑ a b Charges against three suspects following an attack in St. Petersburg
  18. ^ Attack in St. Petersburg: mastermind arrested
  19. ↑ Суд вынес приговор по делу о теракте в метро в Петербурге. In: Ria Novosti. December 10, 2019, accessed May 2, 2020 (Russian).

Coordinates: 59 ° 55 ′ 37.5 ″  N , 30 ° 19 ′ 13.5 ″  E