At least ten people have died in two explosions on the St. Petersburg Metro.
Russia’s
Emergency Situations Ministry confirmed that two explosions took place
at the Sennaya Ploshchad and Tekhnologicheskiy Institut stations at
approximately 2:30 P.M. local time. 
Russia’s
Emergency Situations Ministry confirmed that two explosions took place
at the Sennaya Ploshchad and Tekhnologicheskiy Institut stations at
approximately 2:30 P.M. local time.
A spokesperson for the governor of St. Petersburg confirmed that at least 10 people had died and at least 50 had been injured.
In
a statement, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that it was too
early to call the incident a terrorist attack, but confirmed that he was
in touch with the head of Russia’s Federal Security Service.
a statement, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that it was too
early to call the incident a terrorist attack, but confirmed that he was
in touch with the head of Russia’s Federal Security Service.
The St. Petersburg metro has now been closed, while Moscow metro
is still operating with extra security measures in place, officials
announced on Twitter.
is still operating with extra security measures in place, officials
announced on Twitter.
