Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus checking for Belarusians among victims of St. Petersburg explosion

3 апреля 2017

Urgent news is coming from St. Petersburg. An explosive device burst out between the subway stations Sennaya Ploshchad and Technological Institute.

By this hour 10 persons are known to be dead and 43 injured. These data are quoted by the press service of the National Antiterrorism Committee. The Investigative Committee instituted criminal proceedings under the article "The Terrorist Act", but other versions are also being considered. This was reported by the official representative of the IC. As reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of our country, the office of the Belarusian Embassy in St. Petersburg maintains contact with the Crisis Management Center. The department specifies, whether there are Belarusians among the victims.

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