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Suspect in the Russia train blast identified as Akbarjon Djalilov from Kyrgyzstan

The suspect in Monday's train explosion in St. Petersburg, Russia, which killed 11 people and injured dozens, has been identified by Kyrgyz security services, according to several news agencies.

The suspect, named as Akbarjon Djalilov, is a Kyrgyzstan national. 

Here are the latest developments so far:

1. The explosion took place between the Sennaya Ploshchad and Tekhnologichesky Institut stations.

2. The two city center stations have been reopened.

3. A three-day mourning period has started. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which led to the shutdown of the city's metro system.

4. 11 people were killed and 51 people were injured in attack

5. Four of the injured are in critical condition, Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova said, according to Tass.

6. According to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with security and law-enforcement services on Monday where he was informed about preliminary results of the investigation over the metro blast, state-run Tass news agency reported.

7. Putin, who had been in St. Petersburg earlier in the day, laid roses at one of the memorials Tuesday.

8. US President Donald Trump spoke briefly with Putin on Monday, expressing his condolences in the wake of the terror attack and offering assistance in the investigation.

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