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28.01.2011

All the Offenders of the Russian Embassy were Detained in Minsk

Five citizens of the Republic of Belarus were identified as the ones who took part in the attack on the Russian Embassy in Minsk in August 2010, Belarus' Interior Minister reported on January, 26 in Minsk. On the night of 31 August two Molotov cocktails had been thrown over the fence on the territory of the Russian Embassy in Minsk. One of the bottles broke the rear window of an official vehicle Mazda-3. As a result, the vehicle burned out. A glass bottle with the remains of a combustible mixture and the remnants of broken bottles with a wick were found at the scene. Russian diplomats have informed the authorities of Belarus about the incident. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia noted on the incident that only "by chance, none of the staff of the Russian diplomatic mission was injured." "These five people are identified, they were arrested, one is internationally wanted, but we know his identity and there is reason to hope that soon he too will be arrested" - in particular, Kuleshov, the Interior Minister, told to reporters. According to Kuleshov, all organizers and participants are young people who belong to the anarchist movement. This group of people also threw Molotov cocktails into the windows of the building of the KGB in Bobruisk, the detention facility at Akrestin Street in Minsk, Ministry of Defense, and the Palace of Trade Unions. "This is as a well-known incident of throwing a Molotov cocktail at a car in the Russian embassy and the incident of Palace of Trade Unions - the minister said. "All these crimes are uncovered," - concluded Kuleshov.

Five citizens of the Republic of Belarus were identified as the ones who took part in the attack on the Russian Embassy in Minsk in August 2010, Belarus' Interior Minister reported on January, 26 in Minsk. On the night of 31 August two Molotov cocktails had been thrown over the fence on the territory of the Russian Embassy in Minsk. One of the bottles broke the rear window of an official vehicle Mazda-3. As a result, the vehicle burned out. A glass bottle with the remains of a combustible mixture and the remnants of broken bottles with a wick were found at the scene. Russian diplomats have informed the authorities of Belarus about the incident. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia noted on the incident that only "by chance, none of the staff of the Russian diplomatic mission was injured." "These five people are identified, they were arrested, one is internationally wanted, but we know his identity and there is reason to hope that soon he too will be arrested" - in particular, Kuleshov, the Interior Minister, told to reporters. According to Kuleshov, all organizers and participants are young people who belong to the anarchist movement. This group of people also threw Molotov cocktails into the windows of the building of the KGB in Bobruisk, the detention facility at Akrestin Street in Minsk, Ministry of Defense, and the Palace of Trade Unions. "This is as a well-known incident of throwing a Molotov cocktail at a car in the Russian embassy and the incident of Palace of Trade Unions - the minister said. "All these crimes are uncovered," - concluded Kuleshov.