There are Armenians among injured in St. Petersburg metro blast

There are Armenians among the injured in St. Petersburg metro blast, “Armenpress” reports spokesperson of Armenia Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tigran Balayan tweeted.

“According to the preliminary data of the Consulate General of Armenia in St. Petersburg there are Armenians among the injured in St. Petersburg metro blast”, Balayan wrote.

According to preliminary reports ten people were killed by an explosion inside a metro train at the Sennaya Square station in St. Petersburg. An unidentied device exploded in a train car.

Rescue workers and law enforcement personnel are working at the scene. Evacuation is underway at a blast-hit subway station. Seven metro stations in the city have been closed following the blast.

Russia’s President has received the reports of law enforcement forces over the blast in St. Petersburg metro.