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The authorities made no official statement for three hours In ‘Novaya Gazeta’ 11.04.2011 11 people were killed, and the victims number in the dozens (photos and video by eyewitnesses) Surveillance cameras caught the moment of the explosion in the ‘October’ station of the Minsk subway, and footage was shown on Belarusian central television. For three hours after the explosion, the authorities made no official statement. On Monday evening an explosion took place in the ‘October’ station of the Minsk subway system, representatives of the Minsk Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. According to witnesses, black smoke was seen rising from the station’s underground passageway, and people running out in torn clothing. Some were shoeless. According to current data, 11 people perished and the wounded number in the dozens. ‘Novosti’ reports, with reference to the Russian ambassador to Belarus, that the explosion injured two Russian women: Olga Frolova, and Nadezhda Lukova. Messages from Twitter users: markdaim After the explosion the taxi-vans are carrying people free of charge. Russia’s a long way from such reciprocity (a reference to reported taxi overcharges following last year’s Moscow subway attacks — ed). jv_cyborg I passed by October Square. People coming out of the subway in smoke and ashes. Bunch of fire trucks. larik_kroft It was already hard to live… but now it’s scary… Natali_Kr / Natalia Krashevskaya 23 injured from subway explosion were taken to Clinical Hospital #2 in Minsk Anderic99 (+ 375) 017 212-74-21, 017 289 87 45, call, they need blood
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