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At least 10 dead, 50 injured in Russian train blast

Tue, Apr 04, 2017 - 5:50 AM

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An injured man (above) outside Technological Institute metro station in St Petersburg on Monday.
PHOTO: AFP

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The damaged train carriage (above) at the metro station.
PHOTO: AFP

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,...

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