'10 killed' in St Petersburg metro blasts
At least 10 people killed in explosions at two metro stations in St Petersburg, Russian media reports.
At least 10 people were reported dead in two blasts in the metro system of Russia's second city of Saint Petersburg, according to local media.
The explosions on Thursday also wounded about 50 people, media reports said.
The Life News website showed pictures of blown-out train doors and wounded people on one station platform.
Social media users posted photographs and video from a metro station in the city centre, showing people lying on the floor and a train with a mangled door nearby.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was in St. Petersburg to attend an economic forum, said the government was considering all possible causes for the blasts.
"I have already spoken to the head of our special services, they are working to ascertain the cause (of the blasts)," Putin, at a meeting with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, said.
"The causes are not clear, it's too early. We will look at all possible causes, terrorism as well as common crime," he added.
Al Jazeera's Rory Challands, reporting from Moscow, said authorities closed seven surrounding stations as a precaution.
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Source: Al Jazeera News
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