St Petersburg metro blast leaves many injured - media

[brooklynite]

Source: BBC

An explosion has hit an underground station in the city of St Petersburg, Russian media report.

The Tass and Interfax agencies reported a blast at the Sennaya Ploshchad metro station, which left a number of victims.

Images posted on social media showed a train carriage with its doors blown out and damage inside.



Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39481770

[brooklynite]

1. UPDATE: CNN reporting 10 dead

[Quackers]

2. And two explosions. nt

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. BBC story now says 2 locations, so it's surely an attack

"The Tass and Interfax agencies reported the blasts hit the Sennaya Ploshchad and nearby Institute of Technology stations in the centre of the city."

[brooklynite]

6. Not seeing reference to a second explosion...

BBC referencing two stations the train was traveling between; might have just been a misunderstanding.

[muriel_volestrangler]

10. Now 1 explosion, and second device found and made safe

The committee said an explosive device was later found and made safe at another station nearby.
...
Initial reports suggested there had been two explosions, one each at Sennaya Ploshchad and Tekhnologichesky Institut stations.

But the Russian National Anti-Terrorist Committee later confirmed there had been only one explosion between the two stations, at about 14:40 local time (11:40 GMT).
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The discovery of an explosive device at another station, Ploshchad Vosstaniya, indicates the attack was deliberate, and reports in Russia say the explosion came from a briefcase left on the train.

[democratisphere]

4. Chechen rebels or ISIS

[Idoru]

5. That's what he wants you to believe

It worked for him before.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

8. MSE

[Adrahil]

9. Yeah, I normally don't buy into "false flag" conspiracies....

But Putin is absolutely the kind of guy to do that about now. The only question is who is target is. Maybe ISIS, but I would not be surprised if this isn't pinned on the Ukrainians.

[brooklynite]

7. Now reporting 50 injuries in addition to deaths.

This was on the Blue Line in the center of the city

[brooklynite]

11. Update: additional unexploded device found in St. Petersburg

Initial reports suggested there had been two explosions, one each at Sennaya Ploshchad and Tekhnologichesky Institut stations.

But the Russian National Anti-Terrorist Committee later confirmed there had been only one explosion between the two stations, at about 14:30 local time (11:30 GMT).

...snip...

Hours later a second device at another metro station was found and made safe, Russia’s national anti-terrorist committee said in a statement.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39481770

[AtheistCrusader]

12. Fucking awful.

[The Wielding Truth]

13. Wonder if any of Putin's political enemies are in the dead or injured?

[pecosbob]

14. Probably another false flag attack by Putin on his own people.

Anytime you hear the words blast, Russia, and Chechnya in the same place, think FSB.

[RedWedge]

15. I'm a little surprised at the lack of interest in this.

[melman]

17. That's DU for you

DU ignores terrorism unless it fits a specific storyline. If the perpetrators and/or the victims are the wrong kind...it didn't happen.

[nitpicker]

16. BBC update: 14 dead

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39486640