Artist Ales Pushkin questioned over July 4 blast in Minsk

Famous artist Ales Pushkin who lives in the village of Bobr in the Krupki district was today questioned in the Minsk City Police Department in connection with the ongoing investigation into the July 4 explosion in the Belarusian capital, human rights activist Harry Pahaniaila told the European Radio for Belarus.

"The investigator asked Pushkin about his whereabouts on July 4. Pushkin served in Afghanistan".

The police did not take Pushkin's finger prints.

Harry Pahaniaila says that according to his observations,"around one million Belarusians have already summoned or will be summoned to security agency in connection with this case".