Ukraine's top diplomat expresses condolences to families of victims of St. Petersburg subway bombing

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Klimkin also noted that the Ukrainian diplomats were checking information on possible casualties among the Ukrainian citizens.

"We are checking, whether there are any Ukrainians were hurt in St. Petersburg. I express my condolences to the families of those killed and injured," he wrote.

Read alsoBomb in St. Petersburg subway: updatesWashington officials have also expressed condolences to the families of those killed in the explosion in St. Petersburg, according to a Russian-language account of the U.S. State Department on Twitter. "We were shocked and saddened by the explosions in St. Petersburg, in which people were killed and injured. With all our hearts, we are with the victims and their families," the message read.