Russia detains woman suspected of killing pro-war blogger in café explosion

Russian authorities have detained a woman in St Petersburg on suspicion of orchestrating an explosion in a café in the centre of the city that killed a prominent pro-war blogger.

Maxim Fomin, known publicly as Vladlen Tatarsky who was one of the most vocal supporters of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, was killed on Sunday afternoon in a blast at the café where he was holding a meet-and-greet event with followers and fans.