Intelligence forces in Belarus have said they now know who carried out the fatal metro attack which killed 12 people and wounded more than 200.

A rush-hour explosion which tore through an underground station in Belarus’ capital Minsk, killing 12 people and wounding 126, was a terrorist act, an official said.

An explosion tore through a key subway station in the Belarusian capital of Minsk during evening rush hour today, with reports of seven fatalities.