St. Petersburg Metro Explosion Kills 10 as Putin Visits City. MOSCOW — A bomb tore through a subway train in St. Petersburg on Monday afternoon, killing an estimated 10 people and injuring dozens more, government officials said.
The explosion occurred on a subway train traveling between the Technology Institute and Sennaya Square stations, according to the Investigative Committee, Russia’s federal criminal investigation agency.
At the time of the attack, President Vladimir V. Putin was a few miles away in St. Petersburg, his hometown and the country’s second-largest city and former capital, on official business.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, and Mr. Putin said all possibilities were being investigated.
The bomb, a homemade device filled with shrapnel, exploded in the third car just after the front of the train had entered the tunnel, Russian news outlets reported.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/03/world/europe/st-petersburg-russia-explosion.html
The explosion occurred on a subway train traveling between the Technology Institute and Sennaya Square stations, according to the Investigative Committee, Russia’s federal criminal investigation agency.
At the time of the attack, President Vladimir V. Putin was a few miles away in St. Petersburg, his hometown and the country’s second-largest city and former capital, on official business.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, and Mr. Putin said all possibilities were being investigated.
The bomb, a homemade device filled with shrapnel, exploded in the third car just after the front of the train had entered the tunnel, Russian news outlets reported.
Full story below.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/03/world/europe/st-petersburg-russia-explosion.html