MOSCOW, April 3. /TASS/. Security measures strengthened in trains “Sapsan” in connection with the explosion in the subway of St. Petersburg, the correspondent of TASS.

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At the station “Bologoe” Sapsan to St. Petersburg, went riot police in full gear, they go train and check the documents of suspicious persons. in addition, each car is the guard of the Railways.

According to the correspondent of TASS, when boarding the train were open only one door for two or three cars. Conductors carefully checked passports of the passengers in the car were allowed only with printed tickets.

The explosion of an unidentified device occurred on 3 April about 14:40 Moscow time in the train on the stretch between the stations of St. Petersburg metro station “Technological Institute” and “Sennaya Ploschad” . Russia’s investigative Committee has described the incident as a terrorist attack, but checks and other possible leads.

According to the National anti-terrorism Committee, the blast killed 11 people and injured 45.

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