ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani strongly denounced the subway bombing attack in St. Petersburg Tuesday that killed 14 people and injured almost 50.
Extending his condolences to the Russian government and families of the victims, Barzani said “the people of Kurdistan are familiar with the pain and agony of terror actions as they are in the forefront of the battle against terror and terrorists.”
“Regardless of where these terrorist actions take place, they should strongly encourage the international community to build better coordination in order to root out terror in the world,” the prime minister said in his written statement.
According to Russian state media citing federal investigators, the deadly blast was caused by an explosive possibly detonated by a man whose body parts were found on the train.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the bomb that was exploded between two stations, but Kyrgyzstan's security services have named one suspect as Akbarzhon Jalilov, 22, who was born in the Kyrgyz city of Osh and had obtained Russian citizenship.
Russian investigators have confirmed his identity and said he also planted a second bomb that did not detonate.
The unexploded bomb was rigged with nearly 2.2 pounds of explosives, Russian media reported.
Russia is home to a large community of Central Asian migrants who have in the past fled poverty and unemployment in their home countries for jobs in neighboring Russia. Most Central Asian migrants in Russia have work permits and many of them have received Russian citizenship over the past decades.
Extending his condolences to the Russian government and families of the victims, Barzani said “the people of Kurdistan are familiar with the pain and agony of terror actions as they are in the forefront of the battle against terror and terrorists.”
“Regardless of where these terrorist actions take place, they should strongly encourage the international community to build better coordination in order to root out terror in the world,” the prime minister said in his written statement.
According to Russian state media citing federal investigators, the deadly blast was caused by an explosive possibly detonated by a man whose body parts were found on the train.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the bomb that was exploded between two stations, but Kyrgyzstan's security services have named one suspect as Akbarzhon Jalilov, 22, who was born in the Kyrgyz city of Osh and had obtained Russian citizenship.
Russian investigators have confirmed his identity and said he also planted a second bomb that did not detonate.
The unexploded bomb was rigged with nearly 2.2 pounds of explosives, Russian media reported.
Russia is home to a large community of Central Asian migrants who have in the past fled poverty and unemployment in their home countries for jobs in neighboring Russia. Most Central Asian migrants in Russia have work permits and many of them have received Russian citizenship over the past decades.
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