Alexander Lukashenko, the Belarusian president, says two suspects have confessed to being involved in Tuesday's Minsk metro bombing that killed 12 amid fears of a new wave of repression against the country's opposition.
Lukashenko said on state television, that the worst attack in the country's history, which also wounded 200, had been "solved" but admitted its motive remained unclear. "The crime was solved at 5:00 am. KGB officers and police took one day to complete a superb operation and detain the perpetrators without noise and chatter," he said. The security service is still known by its Soviet-era acronym in Belarus.
"The main thing is that we know who carried out the act of terror and how. We don't know why yet. But we will know that too. We should not relax, there should be cleansing along all fronts," said Lukashenko
Lukashenko told the security service: "Detain and question. Don't pay attention to any kind of democracy and the wails and groans of the pathetic Westerners."