Explosion hits St Petersburg metro; at least 11 killed, more than 40 injured

  • Blast occurred in tunnel between two stations

  • A second device that did not detonate was found at another station 

  • Investigators considering all possible causes, including terrorism

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At least 10 people were killed in explosion in a train carriage at metro station in St. Petersburg on Monday, according to Russian authorities, the same day Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the city.
Several people were injured in an explosion in a metro station in St Petersburg on April 3, 2017. PHOTO: TWITTER/ ALEC LUHN
Emergency personnel attend to the injured after a blast at a St Petersburg metro station. PHOTO: TWITTER/ ANTHONY SAMAHA
Injured people wait for assistance in the aftermath of a blast in a St Petersburg metro station on April 3, 2017. PHOTO: TWITTER
Russian emergency services personnel helping an injured person outside Sennaya Ploshchad metro station, after two explosions hit the metro, in St Petersburg, Russia, on April 3, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS
Russian emergency services personnel carrying an injured person outside Sennaya Ploshchad metro station, following two explosions on the metro, in St Petersburg, Russia, on April 3, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

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.

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