Death toll in St. Petersburg metro blast climbs to 14

The death toll in the blast in the St. Petersburg metro on Monday has reached 14, Russian Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova said.

"We can verify the death of 14 people: eleven at the scene and three others died in an agonizing condition, one of them at the stage of transportation in the ambulance and two others - at a reception area of Mariinsky Hospital of injuries incompatible with life," TASS cited the minister as saying.

According to the minister, 49 people remain in hospitals as of 09:00 am.