People were bleeding, hair burned: Witnesses describe Russian metro blasts

April 03, 2017 18:44

Witnesses have described the horrific injuries suffered by victims who were caught up in multiple blasts across the city of St Petersburg.

Two explosions hit the Institute of Technology metro station and another nearby station, Sennaya Ploshchad, around 2.30pm, killing at least 10 people and injuring 50 more, including several children.

An eyewitness said that when smoke started pouring out of the carriages, people began to flee in panic.

People were bleeding, their hair burned, one man told Russian channel Life News, translated into English.

Smoke poured out of the carriages. We were told to move to the exit, because the movement stopped. People just fled. My girlfriend was in the next car that exploded.

"She said that he began to shake. When she came out, she saw that people were mutilated.

A bomb had exploded in the central carriage of the blue line train in the city. Fellow travellers rushed back to the broken windows of the carriages to help others escape.

All subway stations have been closed down in the city and the bomb sites cordoned off.

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