BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

05/07/2008

Report: Belarus president says bomb at concert not aimed at him

The Associated Press

MOSCOW: Belarus' state news agency has reported that the country's president doesn't believe a bomb that tore through a concert he was attending was aimed at him.

The bomb injured around 50 people who were among thousands at a concert Friday in central Minsk commemorating Belarus' Independence Day.

On Saturday, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was quoted by state news agency Belta as saying "I don't think it was targeted against me."

No arrests have been made and officials have blamed the bombing on "hooligans."

Source:

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/05/europe/EU-GEN-Belarus-Explosion.php

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