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Trump: Explosion in Russia's St. Petersburg Metro 'Absolutely Terrible Thing'

© AFP 2023 / Alexander BULEKOVPolice and emergency services personnel carry an injured person on a stretcher outside Technological Institute metro station in Saint Petersburg on April 3, 2017
Police and emergency services personnel carry an injured person on a stretcher outside Technological Institute metro station in Saint Petersburg on April 3, 2017 - Sputnik International
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US President Donald Trump said on Monday that a deadly explosion at a subway train in Saint Petersburg, Russia, is a horrible event.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Earlier on Monday, a blast occurred in a St. Petersburg metro station.

"Terrible. Terrible thing. Happening all over the world. Absolutely a terrible thing," Trump stated.

According to Russian Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova, the explosion killed 10 people and injured 37 others who have meanwhile been hospitalized.

The Russian authorities announced they have opened a terrorist case with respect to the explosion.

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