The FSB detained a citizen of one Central Asian state in Moscow on suspicion of involvement in the terrorist act in the metro of St. Petersburg.

"The FSB of Russia, within the framework of a separate investigation order of the Russian Defense Ministry on May 11, 2017 in Moscow, carried out the search and detention of a citizen of one of the Central Asian republics Ermatova M. , Involved in the illegal trafficking in explosives, which is the link of the bombing of an improvised explosive device in the St. Petersburg subway of the suicide bomber Agbarjon Jalilov committed on April 3, 2017, "the DSS of Russia's Federal Security Service.

The FSB said that at the present time the investigation is being conducted, Ermatov is being checked for involvement in the terrorist attack.

As reported, on April 3 in St. Petersburg on the transfer between the stations "Sennaya Ploshad" and "Technological Institute" an explosion occurred, killing 14 people, more than 50 were injured.

In the morning of April 4 it became known that Akbarzhon Jalilov, citizen of Russia, 22 years old, was being checked for involvement in the terrorist act..

He is a native of Osh in Kyrgyzstan, but has lived in Russia for several years now. After the secret police detained six more people from the Central Asian states who came to Russia to work.

Then the FSB reported on the detention of Abror and Akram Asimov, suspected of training a suicide bomber. They are natives of southern Kyrgyzstan, ethnic Uzbeks, in 2013 received Russian citizenship.

Abror Azimov refused to admit his guilt during the session of the Moscow Basmanny Court.