At least 10 people have been killed and 50 more injured in a bomb blast in the St Petersburg metro system.
Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee said at least 10 people were killed after an unidentified explosive device went off on a train that was travelling between two stations.
Earlier Russian media reports said there were two blasts.
News agency Interfax cited a source saying the blast was caused by a bomb filled with shrapnel.
Fifty people were injured in the blasts, Andrey Kibitov, the head of the city governor's press service said on Twitter.
Seventeen ambulances are currently treating the injured, Mr Kibitov added.
All metro stations in St Petersburg have been closed, Interfax reported, citing metro staff.
Local news agencies quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov saying Russian President Vladimir Putin had been informed of the explosion.
Investigators are looking into a possible terror attack and other theories for the St Petersburg subway blast, Mr Putin said.
“The causes of this event have not been determined yet, so it’s too early to talk about [possible causes]," he said.
"The investigation will show. Certainly, we will consider all variants, common, criminal, first of all, of a terrorist nature."
Mr Putin said that the cause of the incident still isn't clear, but he had spoken to the heads of the Russian security services.
He was visiting the city and was expected to hold talks with the Belarusian president later in the day.
He offered his condolences to the families of those killed in the attack.
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