The second suicide bomber who blew up the Moscow Metro last week has been identified by a Daghestan-based man as his 28-year-old missing daughter,but police is yet to verify the claim.
A resident of Russia8217;s Daghestan region,Rasul Magomedov said he identified his missing 28-year-old daughter Mariyam Sharipova from the pictures of the suicide bombers circulated around after the bombing.
Magomedov,who is a resident of Balakhani hamlet in the republic of Daghestan,said his daughter,a graduate of Psychology,was a school teacher in the village and was living with her parents.
The parents last saw her the day before the Moscow attacks,8217;Novaya Gazeta8217; reported today.
8220;Three of us my wife,my daughter and I had gone to Makhachkala capital of Daghestan for shopping. Daughter said she will go to meet her friend.
8220;Later she called us on mobile that she is returning home on her own. That8217;s the last time we have heard from her,8221; Rasul Magomedov told the daily.
The police have taken DNA samples of the parents of Mariyam,but they are yet to verify the claim.
The media said there was scope of mistake on the part of the parents since it was difficult to identify on a photo of head sent to them on cell phone.
Meanwhile,8221;Kommersant8221; daily underscored that every minute of suicide bombers8217; travel to Moscow by bus has been 8216;well documented8217; by the investigation and it was impossible for Mariyam to reach by bus.
The father insists that his daughter was not linked to Islamist radicals,although she was of religious nature.