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Deadly Explosion Strikes Metro Train In St. Petersburg, Russia

The official death toll has fluctuated, with different officials saying that either nine or 10 people were killed. The cause of the blast that hit between two metro stations wasn't immediately clear.
Rescue crews work near the scene of the explosion Monday in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Updated at 12:10 p.m. ET

An explosion ripped through part of a metro train in St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday afternoon. The official death toll has fluctuated, with different officials saying that either nine or 10 people were killed. Dozens of others reportedly were wounded.

The city's governor, Georgy Poltavchenko, that 10 people had died; in a separate statement, the National Anti-Terrorist Committee

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