In Petersburg the driver of the train will be presented to the award

After the attack in Saint Petersburg security measures are strengthened. They act on all types of transport, including airports and train stations.

Metro work in full. Passengers today is a little less than usual. At the station "Technological Institute" about what happened yesterday are reminiscent of flowers and candles which passengers leave on one of the benches. And at the top is still night began to grow spontaneous memorial to which citizens bring fresh flowers.

The same thing happens at the station "Sennaya Ploschad". St. Petersburg residents I Express my condolences to all those who have in this tragedy killed native people.

In Moscow passes meeting of the working group on assistance to the victims. It takes place in the press conference with the government of St. Petersburg and the leadership of the Ministry.

It is known that the driver of the train will be presented to the award. He decided not to stop the train after the explosion, and bring it to the station "Technological Institute" to the platform was easier to evacuate the wounded. So he saved dozens of lives. Now in hospitals there are more than 40 people.

In St. Petersburg introduced enhanced security measures. Subway stations are on duty police. According to one version, a homemade bomb detonated a suicide bomber. final conclusions about the cause of the explosion will announce after all the necessary examinations. It is known that the power of the explosive device was about 300 grams in a trotyl equivalent. A more powerful bomb was discovered and had to disarm at the station "Ploschad Vosstaniya". The bomb was disguised as a fire extinguisher.

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