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11 Killed In Russia’s St.Petersburg Metro Terrorist Attack

Monday 3 April 2017
11 Killed In Russia’s St.Petersburg Metro Terrorist Attack

Alwaght- At least eleven people have been killed following a terrorist bomb attack inside a metro train at the Russian port city of St. Petersburg.

Local emergency services say at least eleven people were killed and another 45 injured by an explosion inside a metro train at the Sennaya Square station in St. Petersburg. According to security sources, an unidentified device exploded in a train car.

The explosion happened as the train was travelling between the stations Tekhnologichesky Institut and Sennaya Ploshchad of the St. Petersburg Metro, Russia's National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) confirmed.

Evacuation of people from St. Petersburg’s metro after an explosion is now over, Andrei Przhezdomsky, a spokesman for the National Anti-terrorist Committee (NAC), told the Rossiya-24 television channel.

"So far, we say it was an unidentified explosive device as investigators and the Federal Security Service’s bomb specialists are to establish the exact cause of this explosion… Evacuation is over, medical assistance is offered to those hurt," he said.

"All necessary measures are being taken to ensure people’s security. We will do our best to prevent more possible explosions and other criminal actions," he pledged.

Meanwhil, Moscow metro authorities have beefed up security after a blast rocked St. Petersburg’s metro.

"The Moscow metro is taking additional security measures according to federal legislation on Russia’s transport security," a statement posted on the Telegram social network said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been informed about explosion in St. Petersburg’s metro, the Kremlin said on Monday. "Yes, the president has been informed about this," Peskov said. No group has claimed responsbility for the deadly terrorist attack.

 

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