ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Russian Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova said at least 10 people had been killed and 37 others were injured in an explosion of an unknown explosive device with destructive elements in St. Petersburg.
The explosion took place around 14:40 in a train carriage on the runway between the metro stations Technological Institute and Sennaya Ploshchad (Square) in Line 2 in St. Petersburg, the second largest city of Russia on Monday.
Witnesses in nearby carriages told Xinhua that they heard a tremendous thud before realizing there was an explosion.
"I was right in a carriage near the front. The train came to a halt after a big bang. I got off the train, only to find the door in the rear carriage had been deformed by the explosion," a young man named Pavel told Xinhua, "I went over and saw wounded passengers, and then I started helping them along with others."
Photos and videos published on social media show that the explosion site was covered in a heavy smoke with debris scattering around, and the wounded were lying on the platform waiting for further rescue after first aid treatment.
According to Xinhua reporters, people kept heading to the Sennaya Ploshchad (Square) station after the explosion, where a security cordon surrounding the station was set up by the police. Ambulances, fire engines and helicopters were mobilized to assist the on-site rescue.
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