Explosion hits St Petersburg metro; at least 11 killed, more than 40 injured
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MOSCOW - At least 11 people were killed and more than 40 injured when an explosion tore through a train carriage in the St Petersburg underground system on Monday (April 3), the Russian National Anti-Terrorist Committee said.
"Today, around 14:40 Moscow time (11:40 GMT), an unidentified device exploded in a tunnel between Tekhnologichesky Institut and Sennaya Ploshchad stations of the St Petersburg metro. The blast caused casualties and fatalities," a source from the committee told TASS news agency. 11.40 GMT is 7.40pm Singapore time.
The bomb appeared to have been left in the train, not detonated by a suicide bomber, Interfax reported.
There were conflicting reports on the number of dead and injured initially. The Russian National Anti-Terrorist Committee had said nine people died and 20 people sustained injuries at first.
Russia's health minister Veronika Skvortsova said 10 people were killed and 47 were injured.
