NEW DELHI, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday condoled the loss of lives in the deadly terror attack on Russia's St Petersburg Metro.
"Shocked & saddened by news of terror blast in St Petersburg; my deepest condolences to bereaved families, people & government of Russia," President Mukherjee tweeted.
As many as 14 people were killed and 49 others injured in the explosion on a Metro train between two underground stations in St Petersburg Monday which was termed as a terror attack.
The bombing suspect has been identified as a native of Kyrgyzstan, with the Kyrgyz security service naming him as Akbarzhon Jalilov.
However, there are conflicting reports as to whether he was a suicide bomber.
