Russia indicts St. Petersburg blast suspect on terrorism charges

MOSCOW – Russia's Investigative Committee said on Sunday it had indicted on terrorism charges a suspect who allegedly organized and carried out a bombing that injured 13 people in a St. Petersburg supermarket this week.

The committee said in a statement that the suspect, whose identity has not been disclosed by investigators, "deliberately made and planted a homemade explosive device" that exploded on Wednesday at a branch of the Perekrestok supermarket chain in Russia's second city.

The suspect told investigators he had been motivated by "hatred toward the organizers and participants" of mindset training sessions he used to attend, the committee said without providing further detail.