At least 10 people were reported dead in blasts at two metro stations in Russia’s second city of Saint Petersburg, according to local media.
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.
Al Jazeera’s Rory Challands, reporting from Moscow, said authorities closes seven surrounding stations as a precaution.
Source: Al Jazeera