Eleven people die in blast on St. Petersburg metro<br /> At least 45 injured<br /> Second explosive device made safe<br /> Government treating incident as a terror attack<br /> A suicide bomber is suspected <br /><br /> Blast coincides with Putin visit to city<br /><br /> The explosion on the St Petersburg metro sent people rushing in all directions most trying to get out of harms way. <br /><br /> Video published on social media shows the aftermath of the blast. <br /><br /> Eyewitnesses caught up in the horror describe people crying, others covered in blood. Some had awful injuries others realised they’d had a lucky escape.<br /><br /> “When I turned back and looked there was a huge number of people lying there, there were dead bodies. It was scary. And when we left they took out several people covered in blood. (There was) a woman, her whole face and nose – all of it was a large, massive wound. I was deafened and that’s why I am speaking so slowly,” said one woman.<br /><br /> BREAKING NEWS – Explosion at St Petersburg Metro, Russia – Witnesses say that a blast has taken place. Source: trusy_gebbelsa pic.twitter.com/lttXFTVRfd— TBU NEWS (TBUNEWS) April 3, 2017<br /><br /> Soon after the blast happened ambulances and fire engines were on the scene and police cordoned off the area.<br /><br /> “I checked those who were in a stable condition. Even in that situation, people tried to pull together, help and motivate each other to get out of that hell quicker,” said a male commuter. <br /><br /> Other video showed people rushing along the platform trying to open the train carriage doors to help the injured passengers out.<br /><br /> The explosion happened at around 2.40 pm local time, well away from the daily rush hour. Small comfort that its impact could have been far worse.<br /><br /> Three days of mourning have been announced by the authorities in the city of St. Petersburg.<br />
