Suspects 'confess to Belarus subway bomb plot'

Two suspects have confessed over a fatal bomb attack on the subway system in the capital of Belarus, President Alexander Lukashenko said today.

In a televised statement, Mr Lukashenko said the pair admitted the attack in Minsk on Monday in which 12 people were killed and some 200 others injured.

The bomb exploded as people were getting off trains during the evening rush-hour in the city’s main subway station.