- “The makeshift explosive device that went off in a St. Petersburg cafe was stuffed with striking elements. The target was war correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky,” a spokesperson for law enforcement agencies told Russian state news service TASS.
- The spokesperson reportedly added that the explosive device was about the size of a soap bar and was hidden in a figurine presented to Tatarsky.
- The TASS report noted that preliminary data show the device had a yield of more than 200 grams of TNT and went off near the stage where Tatarsky was holding an event.
