Pictures on social media showed blown-out train doors and injured people on the station platform (Twitter)
At least 10 people were reporled dead in blasts at two metro stations in Russia's second city of Saint Petersburg, local media reported.
The explosions, one of which occurred in the Sennaya Ploshchad metro station, also injured about 50
people, media reports said.
The Life News website showed pictures of blown-out train doors and injured people on one of the station platform.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was in St. Petersburg to attend an economic forum, has been informed about the incident, RIA news cited a Kremlin spokesman as saying.
Local news agencies quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov saying Russian President Vladimir Putin has been informed of the explosion.
Footage from the scene showed commuters evacuating the platform (Youtube)More soon ...
Source: Al Jazeera News
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