A bomb exploded in a train carriage on the Saint Petersburg Metro between the stations Sennaya Ploshchad and Tekhnologichesky Institut in the afternoon, during a visit to the city by President Vladimir Putin. About fifteen people were killed and dozens were injured. A second device was found and defused at another station, Ploshchad Vosstaniya. Russian investigators identified the attacker as a suicide bomber, a young man from Central Asia who held Russian citizenship, and treated the case as a terrorist act. Several people were later arrested and tried in connection with the plot. The attack led to increased security on public transport across Russia.
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- 22 March 20172017 Westminster attack
- 31 March 2017Construction of Gazprom Arena
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- 3 April 20172017 Saint Petersburg Metro attack
- 7 April 20172017 Shayrat missile strike
- 7 April 20172017 Stockholm attack
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