Official Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied information that the Federal security service (FSS) would not let Russian President Vladimir Putin in a zone of state of emergency in St. Petersburg. It is reported RIA Novosti on Monday, April 3.
“No. This is not true,” he said.
Earlier on Monday, in Twitter to radio station “Kommersant FM” reported that the FSO refused to let the Russian leader in the area of the attack. The Agency allegedly referred to the fact that buildings and hatches in the place of the accident has not checked the emergency services.
State of emergency in the St. Petersburg metro was Monday afternoon. It was initially reported about two explosions, however, the Investigative Committee confirmed the information only about one. According to authorities, the device exploded on a train in the stretch between the stations “Institute of Technology” and “Sennaya Ploschad” Moskovsko-Petrogradskaya line. According to the latest data, 10 people were killed and at least 50 wounded. Among the victims there are children.
According to Interfax, an improvised explosive device, it is possible that it was Packed with striking elements. The power of the explosion amounted to 200-300 grams of TNT.