FSB shows footage of detention of suspect in the murder of General Kirillov

A video of the detention of an Uzbek citizen suspected of the terrorist attack that killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of the radiation, chemical and biological defense troops of the Russian Armed Forces (AF), was shown by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) on December 19.

The footage shows how the man was detained indoors and taken outside. The detention was carried out with the support of a special rapid reaction squad (SOBR) of the Rosgvardia.

Camera staging: General Kirillov's killer was identified using billing software

The perpetrator of the terrorist attack was apprehended within 24 hours, having traced his path through calls and surveillance system

Kirillov and his assistant died on the morning of December 17 as a result of detonation of an explosive device that was placed in a scooter near the entrance of an apartment building on Ryazansky Avenue in Moscow. A criminal case of murder, terrorist act and illegal arms trafficking was opened.

The next day, the FSB reported the detention of a 29-year-old citizen of Uzbekistan in the case of the murder of Kirillov and his assistant. During interrogation, the attacker said that he had been recruited by the Ukrainian security services. He could face punishment up to life imprisonment. Later, on December 19, the suspect was investigated.