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St. Petersburg Subway Explosion: Scenes of Turmoil After Blast

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An explosion tore through a subway train in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Monday, killing at least 14 people, officials said.

Image: General view of emergency services attending the scene outside Sennaya Ploshchad metro station, following explosions in two train carriages in St. Petersburg

Emergency responders gather outside the Sennaya Ploshchad metro station following an explosion in St. Petersburg, Russia, on April 3, 2017.

The explosion killed at least fourteen people and injured at least 20 others, officials said.

—Anton Vaganov / Reuters

Image: An injured person is helped by emergency services outside Sennaya Ploshchad metro station following explosions in St. Petersburg

One of the injured is transported outside the station.

The blast struck while Russian President Vladimir Putin was visiting St. Petersburg, Russia's second-largest city with around 5 million people, which is also where he was born.

—Anton Vaganov / Reuters