MINSK — 2011 · Suspicious Death

The Minsk Metro Bombing

ClosedSources: ALast updated: 14 October 2026

During the evening rush hour on 11 April 2011 a bomb exploded at Kastrychnitskaya interchange station on the Minsk metro. Fifteen people were killed and hundreds injured in the deadliest terrorist attack in Belarusian history. Authorities quickly detained two young men. In November 2011 a court sentenced both to death, and the sentences were carried out in March 2012. Human rights groups questioned the speed of the trial, the circumstances of the confessions and the reliability of the evidence, and the European Union condemned the executions. The true motive behind the attack remains disputed.

Date: 2011
Place: Kastrychnitskaya metro station, Belarus, Minsk, BY
Category: Suspicious Death
Case Status: Closed
Coordinates: 53.9017, 27.5610 ↗

Timeline of Events

11 April 2011A bomb exploded at Kastrychnitskaya station; 15 died.
April 2011Two suspects were detained within days.

November 2011A court sentenced both defendants to death.
March 2012The sentences were carried out; the EU condemned them.

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