Russia: Blast at St Petersburg metro kills ten

(Sennaya Ploshchad station) A nail bomb was thrown into a train carriage at Sennaya Ploshchad station in the centre of Russia’s second biggest city today.

Photographs from the scene showed a metro train in the station with one set of doors blown out, and a number of people on the ground with injuries.

The news agency TASS reported 10 people had died and 20 were injured in the blast.

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#BREAKING. Video from Sennaya Ploshchad #metro station in #StPetersburg:https://t.co/aIRP1bnxDa

— Alex Kokcharov (@AlexKokcharov) 3 April 2017

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Video from #StPetersburg #metro #explosion:

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— Alex Kokcharov (@AlexKokcharov) 3 April 2017

Just like London, Al Jazeera viewers are celebrating the terror attack in St. Petersburg. pic.twitter.com/XkOQwcfqaq

— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) April 3, 2017

More comments from Al Jazeera's Facebook page celebrating the terror attack in St. Petersburg. https://t.co/JxVJ4mWWlw pic.twitter.com/BrZlGNA5Oz

— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) April 3, 2017

🔴 #BREAKING: Explosions in #SaintPetersburg confirmed as terror attack. pic.twitter.com/e9vU9ibIvQ

— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) April 3, 2017

'Terrorist' seen throwing backpack onto St Petersburg metro moments before nail bomb explodes killing at least 10 https://t.co/pi7EGJLGXo pic.twitter.com/5sQiWZgk5S

— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) April 3, 2017

#BREAKING: First image of suspect accused of planting nail bomb in St Petersburg metro - Kom News #Russia pic.twitter.com/6PVwEE7o4A

— Kom News (@KomNewsCom) April 3, 2017