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Deadly blast hits St Petersburg underground metro train

| April 3, 2017
MOSCOW, APR 03, (DNA) - Ten people have been killed in an explosion between two underground stations in St Petersburg. The head of Russia's National Anti-Terrorist Committee said the blast hit a train between Sennaya Ploshchad and Tekhnologichesky Institut stations. The committee said an explosive device was later found and made safe at another station nearby. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in a Facebook post that the explosion was a "terrorist attack". An anti-terror investigation has been opened, but other possible causes are being investigated. The badly-damaged train came to a stop at the Tekhnologichesky Institut station The first images posted on social media showed a train at a platform in Tekhnologichesky Institut station with a hole blown in its side, along with a number of casualties. Initial reports suggested there had been two explosions, one each at Sennaya Ploshchad and Tekhnologichesky Institut stations. But the Russian National Anti-Terrorist Committee later confirmed there had been only one explosion, between the two stations, at about 14:30 local time (11:30 GMT).=DNA ================

MOSCOW, APR 03, (DNA) – Ten people have been killed in an explosion between two underground stations in St Petersburg. The head of Russia’s National Anti-Terrorist Committee said the blast hit a train between Sennaya Ploshchad and Tekhnologichesky Institut stations. The committee said an explosive device was later found and made safe at another station nearby. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in a Facebook post that the explosion was a “terrorist attack”. An anti-terror investigation has been opened, but other possible causes are being investigated. The badly-damaged train came toRead More

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Gas crisis will not end even by 2030: Ogra

| April 3, 2017
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ISLAMABAD, APR 03, (DNA) – Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has forecasted that gas crisis will not end even in next 13 years whereas shortfall would soar to 6.71 billion cubic feet in same period. By 2030, local consumption of gas would stand at 5.28 billion cubic feet daily whereas local production would stand at just 1.40 billion cubic feet. According to a report, LNG will meet 1800 MMFCD, TAPI will meet 1325 MMFCD and IP will meet 750MMFCD of gas needs. The report further narrates that overall gasRead More

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Three die in gun attack on PML-N leader in Ferozwala

| April 3, 2017
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SHEIKHUPURA, APR 03, (DNA) – Province of Punjab has recently witnessed rising number of attacks on political leaders and workers, in another assault, at least three people were killed when a rival group  opened indiscriminate fire at a vehicle of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Imran Dogar in Ferozwala in the wee hours of Monday. Two gunmen and a passerby killed in result of the shooting attack. However, PML-N leader and son of former Nazim Imran Dogar remained safe in the firing incident. Emergency teams and police personnel reached onRead More

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