The Italian consulate in St
Peterburg is contacting Italians in the Russian city to see if
they are OK after a metro blast killed 10 people and injured
almost 50, Consul General Leonardo Bencini told ANSA. "The
identity of the victims is not yet known. The consulate moved
immediately and we set up a crisis unit to follow the
situation," Bencini said. The consul said there were around 600
Italians registered as living in St Petersburg but the actual
number of co-nationals present is much higher. Very many
Italians are visiting at the moment, he said. Bencini also said
that the consulate had activated a round-the-clock emergency
number to supply all needed assistance.
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