Karaganda born arrested for sending bomb threat sms in Minsk

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - The reason behind the disrupted operation of the Minsk metro system on 26 February was a short text message from a passenger, according to "Vecherniy Grodno" newspaper.

As reported at the Interior Ministry and the State Security Committee of Belarus, a female student approached a Minsk metro security officer in the afternoon. She reported seeing a passenger texting a message about the intention to trigger an explosive device in the metro system.

Officers of the Minsk City Police Department and the State Security Committee of Belarus have managed to promptly identify the passenger using modern technologies and apprehend him. It appeared to be a 35-year-old native of Karaganda.

The necessary legal proceedings are underway.