MOSCOW, May 24 (RAPSI) – Detention of the defendant in a criminal case over a terror attack in a St. Petersburg supermarket that left 18 persons injured, Dmitry Lukyanenko, has been extended until July 25, the United press service of St. Petersburg courts has told RAPSI.

On December 27, an explosion occurred in a St. Petersburg supermarket. According to investigators, the defendant put a homemade explosive was placed in the supermarket’s storage chamber. He admitted guilt during interrogation and said that his motive was hatred he felt for organizers and adepts of psychological training sessions that he had visited beforehand.

Earlier, investigators stated that the defendant was under supervision in a psychoneurological center from the age of 19. Later examination confirmed that the defendant suffers from mental illness.

According to information provided by the vice-governor of St. Petersburg, all 18 victims were released from hospitals.