Carriage of carnage: Pictures emerge from inside train where a nail bomb killed 14 in St Petersburg metro attack as suspected Islamist bomber is revealed to be a 22-year-old from Kyrgyzstan
- Russian Akbarzhon Jalilov, 22, born in Kyrgyzstan, named by security services as suspected nail bomber
- His home country has seen up to 500 join ISIS and the Boston Marathon bombers were also born there
- The horrific blast occurred between Sennaya Ploshchad and Sadovaya train station in St Petersburg, Russia
- Ambulances raced to the scene of the carnage caused by a nail bomb which was detonated on the network
- At least 14 people have been killed in yesterday's bomb blast and 50, including several children, were injured
- Nobody has claimed responsibility, but previous attacks on Russia have been blamed on ISIS and Chechens
- Bearded man first identified on CCTV as suspect hands himself in claiming innocence and faces lie detector
- City transport bosses have closed four stations this morning after an anonymous warning of another attack
These are the first images of the carnage inside the St Petersburg metro train blown up by a bomber named today as a Russian citizen from former Soviet state Kyrgyzstan.
At least 14 people were murdered and 50 injured in the blast and horrifying pictures show bodies, blood and wreckage strewn across the carriage of the train blown up between Sennaya Ploshchad and Sadovaya metro stations in Russia's second city.
Russian citizen Akbarzhon Jalilov, 22, who was born in Kyrgyzstan, has been named by security services as the suspected attacked who also planted a second device hidden in a fire extinguisher that failed to explode.
It is unclear whether the attack was a suicide blast or whether the bomber got away.
This morning, the city's transport bosses closed four stations, including Sennaya Ploschad, and called in emergency services following an anonymous call warning of another attack.
CCTV images of the suspect in Monday's bombing have been released, showing him in a red Parka jacket, wearing glasses and a dark green beanie hat and carrying a rucksack on his back through the Metro.
Another CCTV image shows him walking along the street with both his fists clenched - potentially because he was clutching the trigger for his bomb. Police believe he has close links to radical Islamists.
Jalilov's home country of Kyrgyzstan, which borders Kazakhstan and China in central Asia, is predominately Muslim and has seen up to 500 citizens travel to Syria to join ISIS. Boston Marathon bombers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev were also born there. It was the last of the Soviet republics to declare independence in 1991.
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Shocking: The horrifying pictures show bodies, blood wreckage and debris strewn across the carriage of the train, which was hit by the blast while travelling between Sennaya Ploshchad and Sadovaya metro stations. 14 people were murdered
Horrific: The St Petersburg metro train was ripped apart after a nail bomb exploded inside yesterday - 50 were injured by the nail bomb
Suspected bomber: Russian citizen Akbarzhon Jalilov, 22, left, who was born in Kyrgyzstan, has been named by security services as the suspected bomber who also planted a second device that failed to explode. CCTV images of the suspect (right) have been released and shows him in a red Parka jacket and carrying a rucksack
Another CCTV image shows the suspected bomber walking along the street with both his fists clenched - perhaps hiding a trigger
This is believed to be the bomber in a red Parka jacket, wearing glasses and a dark green beanie hat and carrying a rucksack on his back - surrounded by unsuspecting Metro users
Kyrgyzstan, a predominantly Muslim nation of six million, is a close political ally of the Kremlin and even hosts a Russian military airbase. But this morning it emerged that Akbarzhon Jalilov, the man suspected of being behind the St Petersburg massacre, was born in the Central Asian country
The death toll from the atrocity was raised to 14 this morning. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the explosion, but previous attacks on Russia have been blamed on ISIS and Chechens.
Despite initially issuing search warrants for two suspected terrorists, authorities believe the suspected bomber was behind the attack and also have intelligence to suggest he planted a second explosive device - disguised as a fire extinguisher - which was found and defused at a nearby station.
Kyrgyzstan, where Jalilov is originally from, is a predominantly Muslim Central Asian nation of six million, is Russia's close political ally and hosts a Russian military airbase.
Rakhat Sulaymanov, the spokesman for the country's secret service, said: 'It was established, that the suspect in this act of terror was born in our republic.'
He named him as Akbarjon Djalilov, who was born in 1995 and has 'probably 'acquired Russian nationality,' he said.
The Kazakhstan authorities also reported they are aiding Russian law enforcement.
A Russian Interior Ministry source told Life.ru: 'All regional departments of the Interior Ministry, FSB and Russian Guards have received pictures and descriptions for two alleged terrorists.Despite this, we do not exclude that it was a group.'
Security has been intensified around Russia, said reports. Thousands of policemen and FSB in civil clothes have been deployed in St Petersburg's shopping centres, railway stations, airports - and other areas with crowds of people, reported Life.ru. They have been issued with pictures of two suspected terrorists.
An FSB source said: 'Pictures of the terrorist were passed to border control and check points in the regions of Leningrad, Murmansk, Pskov, and the Republic of Karelia.'
These regions have borders with Finland, Norway, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.
'Not only police squads but military units in all regional centres are on the highest alert,' said a police source.
'All regional police stations are ordered to work through every private house in their area.'
Bloodied passengers were left strewn across the platform in the Russian city as emergency services scrambled to save those wounded by the bomb and the resulting shards of glass and twisted metal.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has laid flowers in tribute to the victims of the St Petersburg bomb attack
Last night it has emerged that this bearded man handed himself in after he was initially identified on CCTV as the main suspect. He faces a lie detector test
Several media outlets in Russia identified this man as the suspected terrorist who killed 14 people in St Petersburg - but it appears this was incorrect
A man crawls away from the train as bloodied passengers attempt to save those injured in the subway in St Petersburg, Russia
A woman crouches over a man who has been injured in the blast as they are surrounded by carnage and blood
A man was seen on the ground on the platform after a bomb blast ripped through a metro carriage in the city of St Petersburg
An injured passenger is helped by emergency services outside Sennaya Ploshchad metro station, following an explosion in atrain carriage at a metro station in St. Petersburg
A woman with a bandaged head is carried on a rescue blanket away from the massacre at the metro in St Petersburg
A second bomb, disguised as a fire extinguisher and packed with ball-bearings, was found and defused at a nearby station
An injured person walks outside Sennaya Ploshchad metro station with a blood-drenched coat and red hands
St Petersburg resident Leonid Chaika, who said he was at the station where the blast happened, said: 'I saw a lot of smoke, a crowd making its way to the escalators, people with blood and other people's insides on their clothes, bloody faces. Many were crying.'
A woman who was near the explosion said: 'People were lying down, all black, scary, with a horrible smell of burned flesh.'
Another woman, named only as Polina, said: 'There was a deafening bang, then a strong smell and smoke.
'People were pressed against each other. Two women immediately fell unconscious. Everything happened on the move, the train didn't stop.'
She said that when the train finally pulled into the station, she 'saw that the neighbouring carriage was mangled, windows were broken, there was no light and there was blood'.
Yesterday several Russian media outlets released the CCTV pictures of a bearded suspect, who was wearing a long, black top and a hat, blamed for causing the carnage.
Last night, it emerged that the bearded man who was identified on CCTV as the main suspect, handed himself in to police and insists he is innocent. Detectives are putting the man through a lie detector test.
Meanwhile, a video has appeared online showing passengers on the metro jumping out of the windows of the train after the explosion.
A girl can be heard screaming 'mama' - Russian for mother - while people can be seen lying on the platform covered in blood.
This morning, the Russian imperial capital was beginning the first of three days of mourning and Russian tricolour flags flew at half mast throughout the city to honour the dead.
Russia's Healthcare Minister Veronika Skvortsova (centre front) travelled to the Dzhanelidze Research Institute of Emergency Medicine to visit victims of the attack, including this man
More than 50 people were injured in the nail bomb attack in St Petersburg. Russia's Healthcare Minister Veronika Skvortsova is pictured visiting one of the victims
St Petersburg residents wait in a queue today at the Mariinskaya City Hospital to donate their blood for those injured in the explosion
Grief: Mourners broke down in tears as they gathered at Sennaya Square station in St Petersburg this morning
Dozens visited the scene of the attack this morning to leave flowers and candles. Russian President Vladimir Putin was pictured at the scene last night
Russian police officers were seen on patrol at Prospekt Mira metro station this morning as security measures were heightened in the wak of Monday's attack
Alexander Kavernin (centre), the driver of the subway train involved in the attack, appeared in front of reporters looking tired but not visibly shaken by the events of the previous day. The 50-year-old who has worked on the subway for 14 years said he heard the sound of a blast while his train was running, called security and carried on to the station as the emergency instructions prescribe
Flowers and candles piled up at an impromptu memorial outside the metro station hit by the attack as authorities beefed up security on the city's busy underground transport system.
Commuters began their daily trip to work under an anxious cloud after Monday's bombing that closed down the entire metro system that is seen as the lifeblood of the city.
Today, the driver of the subway train involved in the attack appeared in front of reporters looking tired but not visibly shaken by the events of the previous day.
Alexander Kavernin, 50, who has worked on the subway for 14 years said he heard the sound of a blast while his train was running, called security and carried on to the station as the emergency instructions prescribe.
'I had no time to think about fear at that moment,' he said.
The decision to keep moving was praised by authorities as aiding evacuation efforts and reducing the danger to passengers who would have had to walk along the electrified tracks.
Vladimir Putin was in his hometown of St Petersburg for talks when the blast happened.
The Kremlin leader, who wanted to visit the scene in the aftermath of the attack but was held back by security services, said: 'I have already spoken to the head of our special services, they are working to ascertain the cause of the blasts. The causes are not clear, it's too early. We will look at all possible causes, terrorism as well as common crime.'
He was pictured last night laying flowers outside Tekhnologicheskiy Institut metro station in St Petersburg.
A video appeared online showing passengers on the metro jumping out of the windows of the train after the explosion
A girl can be heard screaming 'mama' - Russian for mother - while people can be seen lying on the platform covered in blood
Russian president Vladimir Putin puts flowers down outside Tekhnologicheskiy Institut metro station in St Petersburg
Russian President Vladimir Putin was back in his hometown of St Petersburg yesterday to meet with the president of Belarus
Smoke fills the air at the platform of the metro station after a nail bomb was detonated in St Petersburg on Monday afternoon
Firefighters, emergency service vehicles and a helicopter near Tekhnologichesky Institut station of the St Petersburg metro in the aftermath of an explosion which occurred in a train at 2.40pm Moscow time
Passengers disembark after a huge blast involving a nail bomb killed at least 14 people in St Petersburg, Russia
Emergency services raced to the station as passengers flooded out from the platforms. More than 50 were injured in the blast
A picture on Twitter claiming to show a man being treated at the scene as blood pours from his head and onto his shirt
An explosion on the metro in St Petersburg has ripped through a train carriage causing carnage as the door is completely blown out
US President Donald Trump described the deadly bomb blast as an 'absolutely terrible thing' that is 'happening all over the world' before a working lunch with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but Russian trains and planes have been targeted repeatedly by Islamic militants.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied earlier speculation that President Putin was due to pass by the Sennaya Metro station around the time of the blast.
A witnesses told Russia's Life News: 'People were bleeding, their hair burned. We were told to move to the exit, because the movement stopped. People just fled.
'My girlfriend was in the next car that exploded. She said that he began to shake. When she came out, she saw that people were mutilated.'
A male eyewitness said: 'It's just like a war here. Every special service is here, the FSB, police, and multiple - really a lot of them - ambulances.
'I don't think I've ever seen to many paramedics in my life. Something completely horrible is happening here.'
Eight bodies were recovered from the carriage while two more were found on the platform or were in the tunnel.
Earlier reports indicated a backpack had been thrown onto the train and witnesses also suggested there had been multiple explosions, but officials confirmed just the one blast.
Russian security agencies did find an explosive device at a different metro station in central St Petersburg and made it safe, the National Anti-Terrorist Committee said in a statement.
The device was found at the Ploshchad Vosstaniya metro station, a different location from where a blast earlier took place.
Other witnesses also described a man leaving a briefcase on one carriage before moving to another just seconds before the huge explosion.
As reports of the suspected terror attack trickled through to the capital, Moscow heightened its security and local reports suggest three metro stations - Nagatinskaja, Savelovskaya and Ugrezhskaya (CIP) - were cordoned off due to suspicious packages.
Commuters walk away from the carnage as smoke fills the station in St Petersburg, Russia on Monday afternoon
Smoke fills the station at the metro station in Russia after a nail bomb was set off killing at least 14 and injuring 50
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) and Russian Civic Chamber Secretary Alexander Brechalov attend the 4th Truth and Justice Independent Regional and Local Media Forum held by the All-Russian People's Front
The Life News website showed pictures of blown-out train doors and several injured people on the station platform.
Polina, who was in the carriage next to the where explosion erupted, said: 'There was quite a lot of people in the carriage: everyone was sitting, some were standing.
'The explosion occurred between Sennaya and Technological Institute stations.
'There was a deafening boom, and then a strong odour and smoke.
'We immediately went to another end of the car. It was very crowded.
'Everything was happening on the move, the train didn't stop. At Technological Institute everyone got off.'
'We saw that the next car was torn apart, windows were broken, no lights, blood. People were dragged out of it, some were carried, some were walking with support.
'There was a lot of injured. I don't know if there were dead, we left in about two minutes.'
A subway worker who asked not to be named told local press: 'The second carriage exploded.
Anna, who was at the station at the moment of explosion: 'People were lying down, all black, scary, with a horrible smell of burned flesh.'
Another eyewitness said: 'Everyone was ready for death in the metro carriage.
'After the explosion everyone was waiting for the consequences. Then we were taken out, people started helping each other, walking others out, most of them were in blood.'
St Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city with more than five million residents, is the country’s most popular tourist destination.
The Foreign Office currently warns of ‘a high threat from terrorism’ in Russia, and says ‘further attacks are likely’. Russia has a history of attacks on public transport. In 2013, two bomb blasts in two days in the south-western city of Volgograd left more than 30 people dead and 62 needing hospital treatment.
Three years earlier, at least 38 people died in a double suicide bombing on the Moscow metro. And in 2009, a bomb exploded on a high-speed train between Moscow and St Petersburg, killing 27 and injuring another 130.
All the attacks were claimed by Islamist groups.
An injured commuter is helped by emergency services outside Sennaya Ploshchad metro station, following an explosion on a train carriage at a St Petersburg metro station
Men carry one of the injured 50 on a stretcher outside Technological Institute metro station in Saint Petersburg
A man with blood splattered all over his face walks away from the scene that killed at least 14 people and injured 50 more
Dozens of ambulances and fire engines were called to the scene as the scale of the attack became clear on Monday afternoon
A woman and firefighters at the entrance to Sennaya Ploshchad station of the St Petersburg metro in the aftermath of the blast
An injured person is helped by emergency services outside Sennaya Ploshchad metro station after the suspected terror attack
The aftermath of the blast can be seen here with the doors of the St Petersburg metro train twisted into a mangled wreck
Medics help an injured woman outside Technological Institute metro station in Saint Petersburg on Monday afternoon
Bodies lie strewn across the platform and the doors are blown open after the blast on the Russian metro network
Three men walk away from the train in a smoke-filled subway station after a huge blast from a suspected nail bomb
Firefighters line the streets of St Petersburg in the immediate aftermath of the blast that has claimed at least 14 lives
Emergency vehicles and a helicopter flocked to the entrance to Technological Institute metro station in St Petersburg
Police officers guard the area at the entrance to Technological Institute metro station in St Petersburg
Emergency service workers and ambulance workers at the entrance to Tekhnologichesky Institut station in St Petersburg
Flowers and candles in memory of the St Petersburg metro explosion victims at Tekhnologichesky Institut station
Spartak Moscow's fans hold a banner in memory of the St Petersburg metro explosion victims at their league match last night
People lighting candles at the Leningrad Hero City memorial by the Kremlin Wall in memory of the St Petersburg metro explosion victims
A man laying flowers at the Leningrad Hero City memorial by the Kremlin Wall in memory of the St Petersburg metro explosion victims
A woman lights a candle at an entrance to Sennaya metro station in St Petersburg, just hours after the explosion on the train
The Mayor of Tel-Aviv in Israel lit up the the City Hall in the colours of the Russian flag as a mark of solidarity after the attack
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