Explosion at St Petersburg Metro (read first post)

RobertKK

The metro in St Petersburg had been hit by a terrorist attack.
There are casualties. It happened close to rush hour.

Next summer, Russia hosts the World Cup.


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NO speculation without reliable information.

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Insect Overlord

Any links/sources for further info?

Jelle1880

I just saw some pics of the train that was hit, and bodies.

Looks horrible...

An File wrote: »

Any links/sources for further info?

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39481770

Russian news now reporting 2 blasts, not 1.

Birneybau

An File wrote: »

Any links/sources for further info?

https://twitter.com/SkyNewsBreak/status/848870909578555392

howiya

Not much on this yet but will be updated

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39481770

GavMan

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4375518/Explosion-metro-St-Petersburg.html

The_Valeyard

Seen the news, no mention of terrorists yet, but there is ever possibility of it.

Could be retaliation for Russian airstrikes and ground troops in Syria.

Horrible stuff if its terrorism.

Your Face

Don't jizz your pants.

The_Valeyard

Your Face wrote: »

Don't jizz your pants.

Hate when that happens.

How Soon Is Now

Your Face wrote: »

Don't jizz your pants.

TO LATE!!

Winterlong

Updates from Russia today.

https://www.rt.com/news/383202-st-petersburg-blast-metro/

Irish Praetorian

Apparently Putin is in the city and has been informed; http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39481770

Unearthly

10 dead now according to Sky

grogi

RobertKK wrote: »

The metro in St Petersburg had been hit by a terrorist attack.
There are casualties. It happened close to rush hour.

Some part of me says it is a provocation.

Mr. Incognito

It's just an explosion.

I'd calm down till we actually have details.

2ygb4cmqetsjhx

Probably Putin looking for justification to invade somewhere in the Caucasus again. Not like he hasn't done it before.

Or maybe it's the Ukrainian fascists.

They are not terrorists. They are just people planting bombs in our trains.

SEPT 23 1989

its usually Chechens

2ygb4cmqetsjhx

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

its usually Chechens

Debatable.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Russian_apartment_bombings

A Little Pony

Why do Russia keep hold of Chechnya if the majority of them want out of Russia?

2ygb4cmqetsjhx

A Little Pony wrote: »

Why do Russia keep hold of Chechnya if the majority of them want out of Russia?

Because tyrants gonna tyrant.

grogi

A Little Pony wrote: »

Why do Russia keep hold of Chechnya if the majority of them want out of Russia?

At some level this question is even sweet...

Penny Tration

RIP to the victims. Let's hope the injured survive.

grogi

Penny Tration wrote: »

RIP to the victims. Let's hope the injured survive.

Yep. Regardless of politics, real people died and got hurt.

Fred Swanson

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The Backwards Man

Nixon Elegant Numerical wrote: »

Probably Putin looking for justification to invade somewhere in the Caucasus again. Not like he hasn't done it before.

Or maybe it's the Ukrainian fascists.

They are not terrorists. They are just people planting bombs in our trains.

Careful, you could end up with more than sugar in your tea making statements like that.

It seems it was public knowledge Putin was to be there today, could as likely be an attack on him as an attack by him

King George VI

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Careful, you could end up with more than sugar in your tea making statements like that.

Just like nanny used to make. Drop o' that Polonium 210 in to your tae, rich tea on the side for a sneaky dip. Приветствия

Depp

absolute cowardly scum whoever is behind this, rip to the victims!

2ygb4cmqetsjhx

Yeah. List of suspects here could be quite long:

-Chenenyans
-Georgians
-Syrians/ISIS
-Ukrainians
-CIA
-FSB

Just to name a few.

Armchair Andy

Fred Swanson wrote:

I wonder is it the usual suspects from Syria?

Was that a good sequel?

Depp

Reports of two bombs in two seperate stations, further unexploded bomb found in third station.

judeboy101

TBH considering the Russian governments plans to tighten up on dissent, I would not put this past the FSB.

Depp

judeboy101 wrote: »

TBH considering the Russian governments plans to tighten up on dissent, I would not put this past the FSB.

lets leave the conspiracy theories for now yeah?

2ygb4cmqetsjhx

Depp wrote: »

lets leave the conspiracy theories for now yeah?

I dunno. In countries like Russia where the Government is accountable to absolutely nobody, conspiracy theories have a much larger possibility of being true. There is huge skepticism about who carried the bombings in 1999 in Moscow for example and with Russia there is so many things unexplained.

Still, it's an awful tragedy. I have been to Saint Petersburg twice and I think it is a fantastic city. Have a friend who is from there but thankfully all of her family are ok.

Peregrine

I don't care if it's about the Chechens, the Syrians or a gas explosion: NO speculation without reliable information.

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m5ex9oqjawdg2i

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Horrible stuff if its terrorism.

What else could it possibly be? An accident? I don't know of any other way to describe this other than terrorism. It doesn't matter who planted the bombs.

It's an awful thing to happen, these people were just doing normal stuff, going to work, shopping, bring their kids out etc etc. I can't imagine what it's like to be in that situation.

RIP to those who lost their lives for some cause they have nothing to do with.

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

TO LATE!!

To late, or not to late, that is the question.

Depp

https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/848894778628595712

http://www.vocativ.com/417413/st-petersburg-metro-blast-kills-at-least-10/

not 100% on the legitimacy of this but bad sign if true

Ferrari3600

Depp wrote: »

https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/848894778628595712

http://www.vocativ.com/417413/st-petersburg-metro-blast-kills-at-least-10/

not 100% on the legitimacy of this but bad sign if true

The Telegraph deleted their tweet, the article from 'vocativ.com' is still there.

It means next to nothing of course, ISIS will claim anything they see as getting them publicity.

The_Valeyard

Ferrari3600 wrote: »

The Telegraph deleted their tweet, the article from 'vocativ.com' is still there.

It means next to nothing of course, ISIS will claim anything they see as getting them publicity.

Isis winners of The Voice 2017

Depp

Ferrari3600 wrote: »

The Telegraph deleted their tweet, the article from 'vocativ.com' is still there.

It means next to nothing of course, ISIS will claim anything they see as getting them publicity.

very true, just if it is found to be isis the retalliation wont be pretty, and what russia are at over there at the minute is rough enough!

also the tweet was a quote from the russian prosecutor general calling this a terrorist attack, still on the live feed on their website. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/03/saintpetersburg-bombing-casualties-explosion-metro-train/

CaptainR

RT are reading out tweets of survivors of the blast, one said they smelled gunpowder.

gramar

CaptainR wrote: »

RT are reading out tweets of survivors of the blast, one said they smelled gunpowder.

Someone else probably smelled strawberries so that's not really here nor there.

Depp

CaptainR wrote: »

RT are reading out tweets of survivors of the blast, one said they smelled gunpowder.

apparently the device used was a briefcase with the equivalent of 300g of tnt, this is based off the unexploded device found.

Depp

https://twitter.com/rentvchannel/status/848908572062822400

Russian media have released cctv pictures of a man suspected of leaving a briefcase on the train.

JaCrispy

That's a long beard and a jubba. Shock horror.

SEPT 23 1989

Depp wrote: »

https://twitter.com/rentvchannel/status/848908572062822400

Russian media have released cctv pictures of a man suspected of leaving a briefcase on the train.

looks more like a weasel than a lion

The_Kew_Tour

He going get lot of hurt when he goes to prison, prsuming he still alive

Widdershins

Ferrari3600 wrote: »

The Telegraph deleted their tweet, the article from 'vocativ.com' is still there.

It means next to nothing of course, ISIS will claim anything they see as getting them publicity.

What makes you think that? I understood ISIS are consistent in that sense.

A device filled with shrapnel..jesus

The Specialist

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

He going get lot of hurt when he goes to prison, prsuming he still alive

In Russia? He'll never see prison because when they catch him, he'll be spending every minute left of his miserable life being tortured for information . A deserved fate too.

BorneTobyWilde

Depp wrote: »

https://twitter.com/rentvchannel/status/848908572062822400

Russian media have released cctv pictures of a man suspected of leaving a briefcase on the train.

Before I click let me guess. It was some crazy blonde mormon girl ?

Gatling

It was bound to happen at some stage unfortunately for all involved .
Terror knows no borders

RobertKK

Some of the things that happened the people are just horrific, everyone covered in blood, people with their hair burned off from the explosion.

As with all attacks like this, the sheer hate involved to do this is the real scary thing.