Iraq on Tuesday condemned bombing in a metro attack in Russia's second largest city St. Petersburg, which killed at least 14 people and injured dozens.

"The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs declares Iraq's solidarity with the people and government of the Russian Federation against black terrorism," the ministry said in a statement.

"Iraq reaffirms the need for further international coordination to eliminate extremist groups which are targeting innocent people wherever they may be," the statement said.

On Monday, a terrorist bomb attack on Metro train in Russian city of St. Petersburg killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens others.

Source: Xinhua