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St. Petersburg Subway Explosion: Scenes of Turmoil After Blast

An explosion tore through a subway train in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Monday, killing at least 14 people, officials said.

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Image: General view of emergency services attending the scene outside Sennaya Ploshchad metro station, following explosions in two train carriages in St. Petersburg

Emergency responders gather outside the Sennaya Ploshchad metro station following an explosion in St. Petersburg, Russia, on April 3, 2017.

The explosion killed at least fourteen people and injured at least 20 others, officials said.

 

— Anton Vaganov / Reuters
Image: An injured person is helped by emergency services outside Sennaya Ploshchad metro station following explosions in St. Petersburg

One of the injured is transported outside the station.

The blast struck while Russian President Vladimir Putin was visiting St. Petersburg, Russia's second-largest city with around 5 million people, which is also where he was born.

 

— Anton Vaganov / Reuters
Image: St. Petersburg Metro

Blast victims lie near the train.

The train was between two stations when the explosion happened, according to the country's National Anti-Terrorism Committee.

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Image: An iniured person walks outside Sennaya Ploshchad metro station following explosions in two train carriages at metro stations in St. Petersburg

Blood covers the jacket of an injured man outside the station.

— Anton Vaganov / Reuters
Image: Explosions Rip Through St. Petersburg Metro

A woman aids one of the injured on the platform.
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Image: An injured person is helped by emergency services outside Sennaya Ploshchad metro station following explosions in St. Petersburg

One of the injured is transported outside the station.
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An injured man is helped by medics outside the station.

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Image: St. Petersburg

Police tape hangs in front of the subway train.

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Image: RUSSIA-METRO-BLAST

Police officers guard the area at the entrance to the station.

Russia's FSB intelligence agency was investigating the explosion and all subway stations in the city were closed. 

Read full story: Explosion Hits Russian Subway

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