KGB releases image of wanted manAccording to Deputy Prosecutor General Andrei Shved, two men were arrested in cinnection with the terrorist attack, Wednesday morning, who conform to images taken by CCTV cameras at the metro station.
Earlier, President Bronislaw Komorowski sent a personal letter of condolence to his Belarusian counterpart, Aleksander Lukashenko, saying:
“Moved by the news of the attack on the Minsk underground, which resulted in the loss of life and injury to many innocent people, I convey my deepest sympathy to the families and friends of the victims, as well as wishes that all those injured will soon return to good health.”
A national day of mourning has been announced in Belarus today. The government also announced compensation payments the equivalent of around 10,000 USD to families of the victims.
On Tuesday, Belarusian security forces (KGB) released a description of a man they were looking for in connection with the blast at a metro station close to the central offices of President Lukashenko.
The man, of non-slav appearance, “is a young person aged under 27 years old, strongly built, height 175 - 180 cm. He was wearing a brown jacket and brown woollen hat.”
The bomb packed with metal fragments and with a force equivalent to 5 to 7 kilograms of TNT, was placed under a bench at one of the platforms at the Kastrychnitskaya station (October Square) at around 17.00 CET on Monday. Over 100 people were taken to hospital, some seriously injured.
Authorities believe the device was detonated by remote control.
Three men have been detained in connection with the blast and President Lukashenko says police and security forces are “searching the country inside out” to find the culprits.
President Lukashenko, who has been ostracised by Poland and the EU after what are believed to have been rigged elections on 19 December, has pointed the finger at “outside forces” responsible for the terrorist attack, who want to “destabilise” the country.
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