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'At least 10 dead' after blast on subway in Russia



An explosion in the St Petersburg metro system has killed at least 10 people and injured 20 more, local media reports.

There were blasts in two metro carriages at two stations, St Petersburg emergency services said.

A Reuters witness saw eight ambulances near the Sennaya Ploshchad metro station.

The blast involved a device filled with shrapnel, Interfax cited a source as saying.

The Life News website, a news outlet with close ties to Russia's security services, showed pictures of blown-out train doors and injured people on the station platform.
Russian news agencies quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been informed of the explosion.

Mr Putin was visiting the city and is expected to hold talks with the Belarusian president later in the day.

Three metro stations have been closed, local media outlet Fontanka reported.


http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a7664251.html