Thousands of people gathered outside the Kremlin walls on Thursday in solidarity with the victims of Monday’s bomb blast in St Petersburg.
The rallies came as the police announced they had made eight new arrests in connection with the attack that killed 13 people and injured more than 50.
State television said more than 50,000 people had flocked to Manezh Square, though the real number appeared smaller and many people said they had been asked or told by their workplaces or universities to attend.
Nonetheless, there was genuine emotion as the names and biographies of the victims of Monday’s attack were read from a big stage. Those present brought red carnations and some let off black balloons.
In St Petersburg, investigators said they had arrested three men who were natives of the former Soviet republics of central Asia, as was the bomber, Akbarzhon Jalilov, 22, who was born in Kyrgyzstan but had a Russian passport.
Source: Thousands gather in Moscow to pay tribute to St Petersburg victims | World news | The Guardian
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