An explosion of a primitive improvised device occurred near the building of the KGB Directorate for the Vitebsk Region

November 12, Minsk / Correspondent BELTA /. On November 11, at 6:48 PM, an improvised pyrotechnic device exploded near the KGB Directorate building for the Vitebsk region, damaging two windows of the administrative building. This was reported to BELTA by the KGB of Belarus. "According to preliminary estimates, the device was a cardboard or plastic tube filled with 50-70 g of pyrotechnic mixture and placed in a metal can with a capacity of 0.25-0.33 l without any striking elements. It was activated by fire (by setting it alight)," the committee explained. As clarified by the department, three people have been detained as a result of urgent investigative actions and based on witness testimonies. "One of them, with outward signs of deviation from normal behavior, had previously made phone calls to the KGB Directorate with inappropriate statements addressed to the authorities," the KGB said. A criminal case has been initiated under Article 339 of the Criminal Code of Belarus (hooliganism). An investigative team is working at the scene. -0-