2008 Minsk bombing

Terrorist attack in Minsk, Belarus 2008 Minsk bombing Miensk - Plac Niezaležnaści.jpg Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus Minsk, Belarus 4 July 2008 Roughly 12:30 AM UTC+3 (MSK) 0 54 The 2008 Minsk bombing took place just after midnight on 4 July 2008, in Minsk, Belarus and wounded 54 people.ASSESSING THE TERRORIST EXPLOSION IN MINSK https://jamestown.org/program/assessing-the-terrorist-explosion-in-minsk/ 2022-04-18 Jamestown en-US The explosion happened near the Hero City monument at a concert to celebrate Belarus' independence.Belarus Bomb Blast Injures Scores https://www.cbsnews.com/news/belarus-bomb-blast-injures-scores/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20101112212615/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/04/world/main4233712.shtml 2010-11-12 2009-08-09 CBS News The concert had been attended by Belarus' President, Alexander Lukashenko, who was not hurt and who officials said was not the target.Belarus' president escapes bomb attack https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/belarus/2247654/Belarus-president-escapes-bomb-attack.html 2022-04-18 www.telegraph.co.uk A second, larger bomb was discovered before the blast. 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. The probable perpetrators of the explosion were detained during the investigation of the 2011 Minsk Metro bombing. References External links BBC news story 53 54 52 N 27 32 17 E source:kolossus-plwiki title Category:Terrorist incidents in Belarus Category:2008 crimes in Belarus Category:Terrorist incidents in Europe in 2008 Category:2000s in Minsk Category:Crime in Minsk Category:July 2008 crimes in Europe Category:July 2008 in Europe Category:2008 disasters in Belarus