November 11 at 18:48 at the building of the KGB of the Vitebsk region on Sovetskaya Street, 18 explosion. Information about this spread in social networks on the night of November 12. Morning, Office of Information and Public Relations of the State Security Committee confirmed this information, adding that three people were detained and prosecuted under Article 339 of the Criminal Code (hooliganism). The explosion caused no injuries.

The first information about the explosion in Vitebsk placed journalists and ordinary users of Facebook.

Dmitry Brushko journalist wrote, "It is written that something exploded in the center of ... Youth cops sweep the streets ... Nothing is clear. Policemen take everyone who walks down the street in the hood. "

Later photojournalist Anton Motolko said: "It is written that the explosion was in the KGB building. Judging by the silence may simply hooliganism. "

Natasha Che "itself was not in place, so nothing specific I can not tell. All the words of his brother, he did not return until two in the morning, about five hours waiting for a friend in the police department, where actually learned all this info. Saw the tape marked off the KGB building - it is next to mentovku. They say that the glass shattered, but no major damage. Do not let anyone close, it could be the only ones who live in nearby homes. I think that some hooliganism. "

Elena Stepanova: "Still, there is something, the eyewitnesses: the right wing of the building, far to the Dvina, fenced tape."

Representative of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee in Vitebsk Levinov Paul went to the building of the Vitebsk KGB. According to him, at 3:30 am on 12 November the situation was as follows: "In the windows of the KGB is a light, at the entrance to the territory of the office bus, in the territory of the right wing of the building (when facing the main entrance), surrounded by a ribbon in front of the movement of persons civilian clothes, the neighborhood is guarded by police. Duty Officer October police station (located about 90 meters from the building of the KGB) has refused to report the incident and the presence or absence of the detainees and recommended to contact the press service of the police department of the Vitebsk ".

On the morning of rumors about the incident spread throughout the city. People are actively discussing the incident in public. They say that the police detained young men and even a few hours after the accident. In the October police station, according to one of the detainees, there were so many men that were stopped in the street at the time, when they parked the car, or just go about their business.

BelaPAN morning confirmed that, according to eyewitnesses, the area adjacent to the Vitebsk Regional Directorate of the KGB, located on Sovetskaya Street, 18, for several hours cordoned off by police.

At 10 o'clock, the KGB spread official information, "November 11, 2012 at 18:48 near the building of the KGB of the Vitebsk region were eroded primitive sports pyrotechnic device that caused damage to two windows of an office building. According to preliminary estimates, the device is a cardboard or plastic tube packed with 50-70 grams of pyrotechnic mixture and placed in jars 0.25-0.33 l without damaging elements. In action is a way to fire (by burning). As a result of urgent investigative actions and based on the testimony of witnesses detained three men, one of them with the outward signs of deviations from normal behavior before making calls to the KGB with incorrect statements to the government. A criminal case under Art. 339 of the Criminal Code of Belarus (hooliganism). At the scene of investigators working group."

Part 3 of Article 339 of the Criminal Code provides for a penalty of restriction of liberty for a term of three to five years, or imprisonment for a term of three to ten years.

Residents closest to the explosion of a residential building - at street Soviet, 23 - went over some details of the incident. Just 3 minutes after the explosion, police appeared, and after 10 minutes at the site were engineers and other services. No trace of the explosion people do not notice because it came from the back of the building. Witnesses also noticed that in the last month in the park next to the building of the KGB lacked coverage. According to them, it became clear that there was something extraordinary, as the sound of the explosion was not like the usual fireworks, which on the weekends in this area inevitably accompanies a wedding. For residents of homes for the Soviet, 23 came investigator, but no further information was reported.

With several area residents spoke correspondent ERB. One of the women, Tatiana, last night was walking his dog. "I was here. I just caught up with a young couple - a guy with a girl. They caught up with me and went back into the darkness. Previously, there the light was on all the time. But for the past two months, it does not burn, "- says Tatiana. She believes that the offense could make this pair. Because no one else in the evening near the KGB building she had not noticed. Not surprising, it was cold. Not the best time to sit in the park.

Explosion occurred after the woman went to her apartment, "I went home, took a dog leash, rubbed paws ... And then a terrible explosion - glass ringing in the windows. I immediately rushed to the second floor to a neighbor. She is the same. "

Another witness - retired, neighbor Tatiana - also heard the explosion and was frightened. But no details does not know. Only complains of police cordon - impede go straight to the city, it is necessary to bypass the community. Both witnesses are convinced that the KGB building exploded not usual firecracker, "Salute, as he - and crackling slammed gone. And here is quite different. I immediately thought that the gas exploded. "

On his conversation with the residents nearby house also told Paul Levinov: "Everyone was scared. They said that the explosion was very strong. Blast wave even reached their windows, and it's probably about a hundred meters pyatidesyat. They have, however, not povybivalo glasses, but the blast was very strong. All at once realized that it's not a petard, but a real blast. One woman even said that it reminded her of war movies. I have asked people, "Why do you think a bomb laid in the KGB, and not near the houses?" - They say, "get someone to power." People believe that the explosion was not accidental, and that it is directed against the current government. "

All day territory near the KGB building cordoned off. In the square of Heroes 1812 staffed by police and traffic police. They do not allow to approach the KGB building, and to the obelisk, set in 1912. Blocked and street Putney. You can only go to the College of Music and Art Center to walk on the edge of the square. There are a lot of people "civil" look. The official cause of the cordon nobody voiced. Passers-by saying that this place supposedly "break the power cable."

To the building KGB let pass only by kagebistam after presentation of the business card. Near the right wing of the KGB tight restrictive tape. Paul Levine: "Do not miss even a postage machine that delivered correspondence to the KGB building. Usually he rode up to the porch, and here - he ran there on foot, regarded correspondence. "

The explosion took place in Vitebsk, two days after the resignation of the chairman of the KGB Vadim Zaitsev (he dismissed Nov. 9 decision of the head of state), and prior to the entry into force of amendments to the laws on the fight against terrorism, countering extremism, and some articles of the Criminal Code (which came into force on November 12).

By tut.by, Freedom Fight, BelaPAN, “Nasha Niva”, Popular News of Vitebsk, Euroradio, ucpb.org, udf.by, “Our House”