Radio Svoboda
Odesa law enforcers have detained a suspect in a July 24 car bombing in the city center, the press service of the regional SBU Security Service office told UNIAN.
The suspect, who is believed to have organized the terrorist act in the center of Odesa, was detained on August 2 by a team of SBU operatives, prosecutors, and police.
It is noted that law enforcers first detained near the line of contact in a conflict zone in eastern Ukraine the perpetrator of the terrorist act, an internally displaced man from the occupied areas. Later into the special operation, the operatives arrested his accomplice in Odesa, who operated under the guise of a refugee from the so-called Donetsk People's Republic ("DPR").
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The SBU documented the criminals' contacts with their Russian supervisors, including via encrypted communication channels.
As UNIAN reported, on July 24, a black VAZ 2101 vehicle exploded in the center of Odesa. An improvised explosive device was used, according to CSI experts.