Asian leaders extend condolences to Russia over bomb blast

LEADERS from across the Asia Pacific have extended their condolences to Russia after a bomb blast in St Petersburg killed 11 people and injured 45 on Monday.

An alleged suicide bomber executed the blast on a St Petersburg



metro train, in an attack aimed to coincide with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the city. Russian counter-terrorism officials said an unidentified explosive device went off on a train that was travelling between two stations.