[HIGHLIGHTS] "The writer was wounded": the UK opened a case of a terrorist attack after blowing up the car of Zakhar Prilepin

In the Nizhny Novgorod region, a suspect was detained who may be involved in the explosion of Zakhar Prilepin's car, the Russian Interior Ministry said. A criminal case has been opened under Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Terrorist Act") As a result of the incident, a famous writer was injured, and his driver died.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the United States and Great Britain were directly responsible for the incident.