Traces of suspects in St Petersburg, Dortmund attacks found in Turkey

The traces of the suspects of the separate bomb attacks in Russia's St. Petersburg and Germany's Dortmund have been found in Turkey. 

Akbarzhon Jalilov, the man Russian police suspects of blowing up a St. Petersburg metro carriage, entered Turkey in late 2015 and was deported to Russia about a year later because of migration violations, a senior Turkish official told Reuters on April 12.

The April 3 attack killed 14 people, including the bomber himself, and injured dozens more. It took place as Russian President Vladimir Putin - architect of Russia's military intervention in Syria - was visiting St. Petersburg.

The Turkish official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that while in Turkey Jalilov "was deemed suspicious due to some connections he had, but no action was taken as he had not done anything illegal and there was no evidence of wrongdoing."

"However, the issue was not dropped and this person was sent out of Turkey in December 2016 for violating their visa and residency. In the end, a fine was given and they were deported with an entry ban," the official said.

After leaving Turkey, Jalilov's "passage into Russia was easy from here, it seems they [Jalilov] encountered no problems," the official said.

Meanwhile, the German Federal Prosecutor's Office said the man, who is identified as Abdul Beset A. and was detained on suspicion of being involved in an attack on a bus carrying players of a Dortmund football team, arrived in Germany via Turkey at the start of 2016, Reuters reported.
 
Three explosions went off as the Borussia Dortmund bus traveled to the club's stadium for their Champions League match against AS Monaco on April 11, injuring Spanish defender Marc Bartra and a police man and...

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