Belarus Subway Blast Death Toll Rises To 12

On Monday, an explosion in a subway in Belarus has now killed 12 people, and wounded 200 others.  They say that they have now identified a person of particular interest, and are looking for him.  The bomb was apparently placed under a bench in The Oktyabrskaya Station, and then it was left there, and it was detonated by a radio-controlled device.  Many victims who were injured in the blast have lost arms, and legs.  The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko is the last dictator still in Europe, and he apparently won the election in December, but internationally the final result was that he rigged the election.  He has been in power now for 17 years, and apparently keep the Soviet-style of governing the country.  Since the blast, people have gone to the site, and have placed flowers there.

I believe that these are unneeded explosions.  Any explosion is unneeded, and there should not ever be a reason for one.  I think that these incidents are inevitable though, and the only way to try, and prevent this issue, would be to set-up an airport style of security, in which each patron goes through security each time the would like to travel by subway. This is not ideal though, since the subway is a major industry in Belarus, and a major means of travel, and to place security into the subway stations, it would not be as efficient as other means of travel, because it would create long line-ups, and wait times.  I believe that this trade was un-preventable, and the police are, I am sure everyone else is doing their best to figure-out who did this, and try, and help the people who were hurt.

Link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/04/12/belarus-subway-blast.html