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Jacob Phillips

Russian woman jailed for 27 years for killing pro-Putin blogger in cafe assassination blast

A Russian woman has been sentenced to 27 years in jail for killing a prominent pro-war blogger after he was given a bust of himself that later exploded.

Darya Trepova, 26, was convicted by a court in St Petersburg of carrying out a terrorist attack, illegal trafficking of explosive devices, and forging documents in the April 2 blast at a cafe.

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