2008 Minsk bombing

Not to be confused with 2011 Minsk Metro bombing.
2008 Minsk bombing

Minsk
Location Minsk, Belarus
Date 4 July 2008
Roughly 12:30am –
Deaths 0
Non-fatal injuries
 54

The 2008 Minsk bombing took place just after midnight on 4 July 2008, in Minsk, Belarus and wounded 54 people.[1] The explosion happened near the Hero City Memorial at a concert to celebrate Belarus' independence.[2] The concert had been attended by Belarus' President, Alexander Lukashenko, who was not hurt and who officials said was not the target.[3]

A second, larger bomb was discovered before the blast.[1]

No clear motive for the blast has been revealed. However, Belarusian authorities detained four members of the White Legion, a nationalist group, in the days following the attack.[1]

During the investigation, were interrogated over a dozen leaders of opposition . Also, the explosion was the pretext for the mass taking of fingerprints of almost the entire male population of Belarus. The probable perpetrators of the explosion were detained during the investigation of the terrorist attack in Minsk subway.

External links

  1. 1 2 3 ASSESSING THE TERRORIST EXPLOSION IN MINSK - Jamestown Foundation
  2. ↑ Belarus Bomb Blast Injures Scores - CBS News
  3. ↑ Belarus' president escapes bomb attack - Telegraph

Coordinates: 53°54′52″N 27°32′17″E / 53.91444°N 27.53806°E / 53.91444; 27.53806

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