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Explosion rips St. Petersburg metro, several feared dead (GRAPHIC IMAGES)
April 3, 2017 at 08:28
A suspected IED explosion inside a car of the St. Petersburg Metro system has resulted in casualties among passengers, according to the transit system’s management. An evacuation is underway and some stations have been closed for entry.
A law enforcement source told TASS there was a blast at the Sennaya Square metro station. No official confirmation or casualty report was immediately available.
RIA Novosti said evacuation of people from the affected area was underway.
The local rescue services told TASS they were responding to the report of the smoke, but could not provide any detail.В Петербурге на станции "Технологический институт" произошёл взрыв в вагоне метро. pic.twitter.com/vx3PoLbCgJ
— Лентач (@the_lentach) April 3, 2017
At least three stations of the metro have been reportedly closed for passengers.В Питере взрыв в метро pic.twitter.com/HZvq7tqwXd
— Philipp Kireev (@mynameisphiIipp) April 3, 2017
Some of the images show several bodies lying next to the damaged car, with blood apparently spilt on a bench.В метро Санкт-Петербурга произошел взрыв, есть пострадавшие https://t.co/fTmg6R42oN pic.twitter.com/OX80VXcqFk
— сторожевая башня (@cnn_russian) April 3, 2017
RIA Novosti said evacuation of people from the affected area was underway.
Здесь собираем все подробности о взрывеhttps://t.co/1W0XLqMeVJ
— RTVi (@RTVi) April 3, 2017
The metro management said they received reports of an explosion inside the car, possibly of an improvised explosive device.
Photos taken near the Sennaya Ploshchad station entry showed firefighter vehicles involved in responding to the emergency.
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