Subway Bombing in St. Petersburg Kills 11 During Putin Visit
- Device detonates between stations, second found and defused
- Attack renews terrorism fears a year before presidential vote
St. Petersburg Subway Bombed During Putin Visit
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A subway bombing in St. Petersburg killed 11 people and injured dozens more during a hometown visit by President Vladimir Putin, officials said, renewing fears of terrorism in Russia’s biggest cities less than a year before presidential elections.
A homemade device filled with shrapnel detonated inside a train between two central hubs at about 2:40 p.m., the National Anti-Terror Committee said. Footage from the Sennaya Ploshchad station about a mile from the Hermitage Museum showed carriage doors blown open, with bloodied and dazed passengers lying on the underground platform amid billowing smoke.