2008 Minsk bombing

The 2008 Minsk bombing took place just after midnight on 4 July 2008, in Minsk, Belarus and wounded 54 people.^[1] The explosion happened near the Hero City monument at a concert to celebrate Belarus' independence.^[2] The concert had been attended by Belarus' President, Alexander Lukashenko, who was not hurt and who officials said was not the target.^[3]

2008 Minsk bombing
Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus
Location	Minsk, Belarus
Date	4 July 2008 Roughly 12:30 AM (UTC+3 (MSK))
Deaths	0
Injured	54

A second, larger bomb was discovered before the blast.^[1]

No clear motive for the blast has been revealed. However, Belarusian authorities detained four members of the White Legion, a nationalist group, in the days following the attack.^[1] The probable perpetrators of the explosion were detained during the investigation of the 2011 Minsk Metro bombing.