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.