Eight people wounded in St. Petersburg metro explosion remain in serious condition

The condition of three persons wounded in the bombing in St Petersburg metro remains very serious, another five persons - serious, the deputy mayor Anna Mityanina said.

"At this moment, as many as fifty-five persons wounded by explosion in the metro remain in hospitals," he said.

As of 07:00 am, doctors describe the condition of three persons as very serious and another five persons as serious," she wrote on her Twitter page.

She recalled that on Wednesday evening, out of 50 persons in hospitals, the condition of three persons as very serious and another six persons as serious.