Darya Trepova: Russia cafe bomb suspect charged with terrorism

A fishy successful the sidesplitting of pro-war Russian blogger Vladlen Tatarsky has been charged with terrorism, Russian officials say.

Darya Trepova was taken to a Moscow tribunal connected Tuesday aft her apprehension the erstwhile time successful St Petersburg.

Prosecutors are expected to inquire the tribunal for her to stay successful detention.

Tatarsky was killed connected Sunday successful a blast successful a cafe successful St Petersburg wherever helium was owed to springiness a talk. More than 30 radical were injured.

In a video released by the authorities connected Monday - astir apt recorded nether duress - Ms Trepova was heard admitting she brought a statuette to the cafe that aboriginal blew up.

But the 26-year-old did not accidental she knew determination would beryllium an explosion, nor did she admit immoderate further role.

Russia's Investigative Committee, which looks into large crime, said she had been charged nether the transgression codification with "a violent enactment carried retired by an organised radical causing intentional death" and the "illegal possession of explosive devices by an organised group".

It said it was recommending to the tribunal that she beryllium remanded successful custody.

But Kyiv statesmanlike advisor Mykhailo Podolyak described the blast arsenic portion of a Russian "internal governmental fight".

Tatarsky (real sanction Maxim Fomin), aged 40, had been attending a patriotic gathering with supporters successful the cafe arsenic a impermanent talker precocious connected Sunday afternoon.

A video circulating connected societal media showed a young pistillate successful a brownish overgarment seemingly entering the cafe with a cardboard box.

Images showed the container being placed connected a array successful the cafe earlier the pistillate sat down. Another video showed a statue being handed to Tatarsky.

Tatarsky was a well-known blogger with much than fractional a cardinal followers, and had a transgression past.

Born successful the Donetsk portion of eastbound Ukraine, helium said helium joined Russian-backed separatists erstwhile they released him from jail, wherever helium was serving clip for equipped robbery.

He was portion of a pro-Kremlin subject blogger assemblage that has taken connected a comparatively high-profile relation since Russia's full-scale penetration of Ukraine began successful February 2022.

Tatarsky is among those who person gone truthful acold arsenic to criticise the Russian authorities, slamming the subject and adjacent President Vladimir Putin for setbacks connected the battlefield.

But connected Monday, helium was awarded the posthumous Order of Courage by Mr Putin.