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Twin explosions hits Moscow subway: report

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-03-29 13:17
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MOSCOW - Two explosions hit two subway stations in central Moscow on Monday morning, killing at least 25 people, Russian news agencies reported.

The Emergency Situations Ministry said the rush-hour blast at the Lubyanka station had killed 25 people and injured at least 10 others, Itar-Tass said.

Shortly afterwards, an explosion hit another subway station. The Interfax news agency quoted a security official as saying the second blast, which hit the Cultural Park station, also killed an unidentified number of people.