subway bombing

A man mourns next to a memorial site for the victims of a blast in the St. Petersburg subway on April 4.

Russia says St. Petersburg metro blast was a suicide bomb that killed 14

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Russian authorities Tuesday confirmed a suicide bomber was responsible for the metro blast that killed 14 people in Saint Petersburg, as the city began three days of mourning.

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