In Minsk, a "probable executor of the attack" was detained

In Minsk, a probable performer of a terrorist attack at the Oktyabrskaya metro station was detained. According to RIA Novosti, this was stated by Deputy Prosecutor General of Belarus Andrei Swede. The involvement of the suspect is confirmed "both his own testimony and the recording of outdoor surveillance cameras," said the Swede.

According to him, another person passes the suspect in the case. The detention passed on Wednesday night. According to the Swede, the detainees are citizens of Belarus, natives of one of the regional centers are not previously convicted. The likely performer of the attack is born in 1986. “They are familiar without any doubt, and for a long time,” the Swede added.

The head of the investigation group also noted that the involvement of the detainees in the explosions in Vitebsk in 2005 is checked and during the celebration of Independence Day in Minsk on July 3, 2008. “This information was received from the suspects themselves, and it, as you yourself understand, must be checked,” the Swede said.

According to the head of the KGB of Belarus, Vadim Zaitsev, the explosion in the Minsk metro was either an attempt to destabilize the situation in the country, or the revenge of "extremists", or the actions of a mentally unhealthy person. "I do not want to emphasize who is behind the organization of this destabilization, but today someone does not like the way of life and the model of the Belarusian society, the Belarusian structure of security, and they are interested in the backdrop of other objective changes to aggravate the situation, to sow primarily fear, panic and distrust of law enforcement officers, investigators, and authorities," said the chairman of the KGB.

According to him, the second version is associated with the presidential election in Belarus in Belarus, accompanied by a mass protest in Minsk, and the ensuing trials over the opposition accused of riots. "Not all persons who are involved today or their cases are considered by the prosecution authorities and the courts, agree with the decisions of the judicial authorities," Zaitsev said.

The head of the KGB called the attack "cynical, not having an excuse for a crime." "People who committed this vileness should be at least devoted to the court," Zaitsev said. He stated that some material evidence has already been seized as part of the investigation.

Earlier, the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, who took the investigation of the terrorist attack under his personal control, suggested that the explosion could organize from abroad. "I do not exclude that we could bring this" gift "from the outside. But we need to see at home," the president said.

The explosion at the Oktyabrskaya metro station occurred on April 11 at 17.58 local time near the second car on the platform, not far from the exit to the transplant to the Kupalovskaya station and to the city to Oktyabrskaya Square. According to preliminary data from the Prosecutor General’s Office, a radio -controlled explosive device with a capacity of at least 3 kilograms in TNT equivalent worked. "An explosive device containing chopped reinforcement, nails of 80x8 millimeters and metal balls with a diameter of about 15 millimeters were installed in a bench located on the platform," the KGB said. The explosion led to the formation in the concrete floor of the platform of the through hole of the funnel. An explosive wave partially destroyed the ceiling and walls above the escalator. The escalator also failed. A criminal case has been opened under Article 289 of the Criminal Code of Belarus (terrorism).

According to the latest data, 12 people were killed, 192 people were injured. On Wednesday, the first funeral of the dead will be held in Belarus. On April 13, the mourning in Minsk was announced in Minsk.