Over 50 people were injured in an explosion in Minsk, capital of Belarus, late Thursday during the Independence Day celebration, the Itar-Tass news agency reported Friday, citing Belarussian Interior Ministry sources.
There were no deaths in the blast during a concert near the Hero City Minsk Stele on Thursday night, Alexander Lastovsky, the head of the city police information department, was quoted as saying.
(Xinhua News Agency July 4, 2008)
