Posted on its website on Tuesday, the embassy asked Thais to be more careful while travelling in Russia, especially to Moscow and St Petersburg and closely monitor news from local media as well as:

http://www.thaiembassy.org/moscow and http://www.facebook.com/rtemoscow.

People in need of emergency help can contact the embassy 24 hours a day at +79169392155.

No Thai citizens have been reported among the casualties of the explosion, the embassy said.

Eleven people have been killed and about 50 others injured at the Technological Institute metro station’s platform. The incident is suspected to have been a suicide bombing.