Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
05MINSK1163
2005-09-23 12:14:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Minsk
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UNCLAS MINSK 001163
SIPDIS
DEPT ALSO FOR CA/OCS/ACS URBINA-MITTNACHT
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MOPS PTER PGOV CASC BO
SUBJECT: Bombing in Vitebsk
UNCLAS MINSK 001163
SIPDIS
DEPT ALSO FOR CA/OCS/ACS URBINA-MITTNACHT
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MOPS PTER PGOV CASC BO
SUBJECT: Bombing in Vitebsk
1. At 2217 hours on September 22 a small bomb detonated inside a
discotheque at 35A Lenin Street in Vitebsk, north-eastern Belarus.
Approximately 40 people were injured, three or four of them are
considered to be in serious but not life-threatening condition.
There were no fatalities and no Americans are believed to have been
involved.
2. The IED was inside a beer can, which was also packed with nails
and other metal shrapnel. One police source reports the bomb was
detonated remotely, although that cannot be confirmed at this time.
On September 14 another beer can bomb exploded inside a flower box
on Frunze Street in Vitebsk, injuring two. It is unknown if these
events are related. Local police have opened a criminal
investigation and are offering a BYR 4 million [USD 1,860] reward
for information. No suspects have been named, and the GOB has
stated it does not/not think these bombings were related to
terrorism.
3. Post will continue to follow these events.
KROL
SIPDIS
DEPT ALSO FOR CA/OCS/ACS URBINA-MITTNACHT
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MOPS PTER PGOV CASC BO
SUBJECT: Bombing in Vitebsk
1. At 2217 hours on September 22 a small bomb detonated inside a
discotheque at 35A Lenin Street in Vitebsk, north-eastern Belarus.
Approximately 40 people were injured, three or four of them are
considered to be in serious but not life-threatening condition.
There were no fatalities and no Americans are believed to have been
involved.
2. The IED was inside a beer can, which was also packed with nails
and other metal shrapnel. One police source reports the bomb was
detonated remotely, although that cannot be confirmed at this time.
On September 14 another beer can bomb exploded inside a flower box
on Frunze Street in Vitebsk, injuring two. It is unknown if these
events are related. Local police have opened a criminal
investigation and are offering a BYR 4 million [USD 1,860] reward
for information. No suspects have been named, and the GOB has
stated it does not/not think these bombings were related to
terrorism.
3. Post will continue to follow these events.
KROL