St. Petersburg (Russia): Following St. Petersburg blast, which claimed 10 lives on Monday, Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee has announced that security will be tightened at all critical transport facilities across the country.
In Moscow, Deputy Mayor Maxim Liksutov told the Interfax news agency that Moscow authorities are tightening security on the subway in the Russian capital.
The subway's administration said several stations in the northern Russian city have been closed and evacuation of passengers is underway after the blast at Sennaya Square station.
Andrei Kibitov, spokesman for the St. Petersburg governor, told Russian television that at least 10 people were killed and 50 others seriously injured in the subway explosion. The door of a train coach was blown off by the impact of the explosions.
Social media users posted photographs from one subway station in the city centre, showing people lying on the floor and a train with a mangled door nearby.
Russian news agencies quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been informed about the explosion. Putin is visiting the city on Monday and is expected to hold talks with the Belarusian president later in the day.
Meanwhile, law enforcement agencies are trying to determine the circumstances of the incident.
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