Three people have been killed after a car exploded near a metro station in the Russian city of St Petersburg.
The explosion took place near the city's Udelnaya station during rush hour.
Local officials said one of the dead was a three-year-old child and that a grenade may have caused the blast.
The Udelnaya station is in the north of the city, around five stops from the centre of St Petersburg, Russia's second city.
The RIA Novosti news agency quoted an unnamed official as saying the metro station was open for the morning rush hour when the explosion took place about 50m from the entrance.
According to the Interfax news agency, the dead were part of the same family. The driver is in hospital in a serious condition.
