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About 200 officers and 500 police are looking for “Nastya”, who presented an explosive figurine to Vladlen Tatarsky. Security forces study video from the cameras, combing the streets.
According to Fontanka’s sources, the girl’s name is Daria. The police already know her, having detained her at rallies.
Earlier it became known that military commander Vladlen Tatarsky died in an explosion in a cafe in St. Petersburg. The incident happened immediately after the correspondent accepted the statuette of the meeting guest. It is believed to have contained an improvised explosive device.
Tatarsky died at the scene as a result of the explosion, 24 other people were injured and are now in hospitals in the city. Four of the victims are currently undergoing emergency surgery.