BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

04/07/2008

Blast At Belarus Independence Celebration Injures 37

A blast interrupted a gala concert held in downtown Minsk late Thursday to celebrate Belarus's independence, injuring 37 people, Russian news agencies reported early Friday.

All of the injured were immediately hospitalized, RIA Novosti reported, quoting hospital and city officials, who added that there were no dead or critically wounded.

Investigators were working at the site, but could not immediately determine the type of explosive that caused the blast.

Belarus's leader, Alexander Lukashenko, also attended the concert, according to Reuters.

Source:

http://news.trendaz.com/index.shtml?show=news&newsid=1238637&lang=EN

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