At least 10 dead, 50 injured in Russian train blast
St Petersburg, Russia
AT LEAST 10 people were killed and 50 injured when an explosion tore through a train carriage in the St Petersburg metro system on Monday, Russian authorities said.
Interfax news agency said the blast, which occurred when the train was between two stations, was caused by a bomb filled with shrapnel. Russian security agencies later found another explosive device at another metro station and made it safe, the National Anti-Terrorist Committee said in a statement on Monday.
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