ALERT: Russia- Explosion on Metro (Subway) Train in St. Petersburg (Updated) April 3, 2017
April 3, 2017
Alert – Russia: Explosion on Metro (Subway) Train in St. Petersburg (Updated)
News reports state that there have been multiple casualties due to one or more explosions on the subway system in St. Petersburg, Russia.
At least one explosion took place on a subway car at the Sennaya Ploshchad station. Due to the situation, seven metro stations have been closed.
According to the BBC:
At least 10 people have been killed in explosions at underground stations in St Petersburg, Russian media report.
The Tass and Interfax agencies reported the blasts hit the Sennaya Ploshchad and nearby Institute of Technology stations in the centre of the city.
Images posted on social media showed a carriage in Sennaya station with its doors blown out with casualties nearby.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is in the city, has been informed, Russian media say.
The cause of the explosions is not yet known.
The Russian news agency TASS reports:
According to preliminary reports, ten people were killed by an explosion inside a metro train at the Sennaya Square station in St. Petersburg, emergency services told TASS. According to a source, an unidentified device exploded in a train car.
“According to information available at this point ten people died. Others were injured,” a source said adding that the number of casualties was still to be specified. TASS has no official confirmation at this point.
Rescue workers and law enforcement personnel are working at the scene.
Evacuation is under way at a blast-hit subway station. Seven metro stations in the city have been closed following the blast:
“Park Pobedy, Elektrosila, Moskovskiye Vorota, Frunzenskaya, Tekhnologichesky Institut, Sennaya Ploshchad and Gostiny Dvor metro stations have been closed,” the metro’s press service reports.
A spokesman for the regional department of Russia’s Emergencies Ministry said it was checking reports on the smoke in the metro. “There is a complaint about the smoke, the staff members are going to the scene,” he said.
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