Pro-Putin blogger killed and 15 injured in Russian bombing

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A well-known Russian military blogger was killed in an explosion at a cafe in St. Petersburg, northwestern Russia, on Sunday, the Russian Interior Ministry said.  

“As a result of the incident, one person died. It (…) is about the military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky. Sixteen people were injured,” the ministry said in a statement.

It's claimed that Vladlen Tatarsky, one of the most known Russian military propagandist is dead. In St. Petersburg, Russia, an explosion has just occurred in a cafe where Vladlen Tatarsky, was holding a "creative evening". pic.twitter.com/WfQAFlBt8B

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The late blogger was a highly respected figure within the Kremlin. He had been invited to a ceremony that formalized the illegal annexation of four Ukrainian regions by Russia last September.