Evacuation of people from St. Petersburg’s metro after an explosion is now over, said Andrei Przhezdomsky, a spokesman for the National Anti-terrorist Committee (NAC).
Helicopters were involved in the operation, APA reported citing TASS.
Fifty people were injured in the blasts, Andrey Kibitov, the head of the city governor's press service said on Twitter.
According to witnesses, many injured in the explosion. They say that the explosion occurred while the train was moving.
Seven metro stations in the city have been closed following the blast.
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16:11
According to preliminary reports, at least ten people were killed by an explosion inside a metro train at the Sennaya Square station in St. Petersburg, emergency services told TASS.
"According to information available at this point ten people died. Others were injured," a source said adding that the number of casualties was still to be specified. TASS has no official confirmation at this point.
Rescue workers and law enforcement personnel are working at the scene.
Evacuation is under way at a blast-hit subway station. Seven metro stations in the city have been closed following the blast:
Rescue workers and law enforcement personnel are working at the scene
Evacuation is under way at a blast-hit subway station. Seven metro stations in the city have been closed following the blast:
"Park Pobedy, Elektrosila, Moskovskiye Vorota, Frunzenskaya, Tekhnologichesky Institut, Sennaya Ploshchad and Gostiny Dvor metro stations have been closed," the metro's press service reports.
A spokesman for the regional department of Russia’s Emergencies Ministry said it was checking reports on the smoke in the metro. "There is a complaint about the smoke, the staff members are going to the scene," he said.
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