Russia: Blast at St. Petersburg metro station kills 10, several injured
3 April 2017 7:56 PM IST
Authorities closed all St. Petersburg metro stations.
The explosion at the Sennaya Ploshchad station killed 11 people and injured dozens more. (Photo: AP)- The explosion happened between Sennaya Ploshchad and Tekhnologichesky Institut stations.
- The Moscow metro said it was taking unspecified additional security measures in case of an attack there.
- Others ran away from the platform amid clouds of smoke. Russia has been the target of attacks by Chechen militants in past years.
- Blast victims lay near a subway train hit by the explosion. Some were being treated by emergency services.
A blast occurred at the Sennaya Ploshchad station, in the centre of St Petersburg, just as the train was reportedly pulling out of the station. Andrei Kibitov, spokesman for the St Petersburg governor said that 10 people had been killed and 50 injured in the blast. (Photo: AP)
Authorities closed all St. Petersburg metro stations.
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