A homemade bomb exploded at an outdoor concert in Belarus' capital early Friday, injuring at least 50 people. Officials blamed hooligans.
The blast took place in downtown Minsk at a concert marking the ex-Soviet nation's independence day. Minsk police spokesman Alexander Lastovsky said authorities had opened a criminal investigation.
Lastovsky said more than 20 people were hospitalized, but the Health Ministry put that number at more than 50. The bomb was rigged with nuts and bolts.
Belarusian Interior Minister Vladimir Naumov said that police later found an unexploded homemade bomb in the same area. The cardboard juice carton contained explosives along with nuts and bolts, a device similar to the one that exploded.
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