Nail bomb kills at least ten and injures 50 on St Petersburg metro after ‘terrorist’ throws backpack onto train moments before shrapnel rips through carriages on the day Putin visits the city
The horrific blast occurred between Sennaya Ploshchad and Sadovaya train station in St Petersburg, Russia
Ambulances raced to the scene of the carnage caused by a nail bomb which were detonated on the network
Metro officials reported blast was from an improvised explosive device on board which included shrapnel
At least 12 people are reported to have been killed by the blast and 50 including children have been injured
By GARETH DAVIES and JULIAN ROBINSON
DailyMail.com
3 April 2017
A nail bomb thrown onto a train by a suspected terrorist has ripped through a carriage in St Petersburg killing at least 12 people and injuring 50 more today.
The terrifying incident, which is being investigated as a terror attack, took place on a train that was travelling between Sennaya Ploshchad and Sadovaya metro stations.
The attack has left dozens injured, including children, and witnesses described a man throwing a backpack onto the train moments before the explosion.
Vladimir Putin is in his hometown of St Petersburg today for talks with the president of Belarus and has confirmed ‘there are dead and injured’ and offered his condolences to the families of those killed.
The Kremlin leader, who wanted to visit the scene in the aftermath of the attack but was held back by security services, said: ‘I have already spoken to the head of our special services, they are working to ascertain the cause of the blasts.
‘The causes are not clear, it’s too early. We will look at all possible causes, terrorism as well as common crime.’
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