Ten killed in Russia metro blasts

Madhavan M.J Updated - January 15, 2018 at 01:17 PM.

Ten people have been killed in the explosions that hit St Petersburg's metro system on Monday, a source in Russia's emergency services told Reuters.

There were blasts in two train carriages at two metro stations, St Petersburg emergency services said.

News agency Interfax cited a source as saying at least one of the blasts involved a device filled with shrapnel. The agency also said that 20 people had been injured.

Published on April 3, 2017 13:39