"It is with great sorrow that I learned about the terrorist act committed in my hometown of St. Petersburg. As a result of the atrocity, military journalist Maxim Fomin, known as Vladlen Tatarsky, was killed and dozens of people were injured, "the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church quotes the message.

He noted the need to unite in the face of the threat posed by those who seek to sow fear in society.

On April 2, an explosion occurred in St. Petersburg. The incident occurred in the café "Street Bar" on the University Embankment in the city center. Voenkor Vladlen Tatarsky was killed.

A criminal case was initiated on the fact of murder in a generally dangerous way.

The number of victims of the explosion in a cafe in St. Petersburg reached 30.