At least 10
people were killed in explosions in two train carriages at metro stations in
St. Petersburg on Monday, Russian authorities said.
Russian
President Vladimir Putin, who is in St. Petersburg for a meeting with
Belarussian leader Alexander Lukashenko, said the cause of the blasts was not
clear and efforts were underway to find out. He said he was considering all
possibilities including terrorism.
A Reuters
witness saw eight ambulances near the Sennaya
Ploshchad
metro station. Three stations have been closed, local media outlet Fontanka
reported.
Video showed
injured people lying bleeding on a platform, some being treated by emergency
services. Others ran away from the platform amid clouds of smoke.
Russia has
been the target of attacks by Chechen militants in past years. Chechen rebel
leaders have frequently threatened further attacks.
At least 38
people were killed in 2010 when two female suicide bombers detonated bombs on
packed Moscow metro trains.
(Reuters)
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