today in minsk we've got some more details coming through as was reporting earlier on the ministry of internal affairs confirming seven dead and now being hearing on the news was from president alexander lukashenko the president of the eleven have died in this explosion earlier on today and is the latest pictures coming through have some thoughts as we're watching these pictures just some thoughts from alexander mcgowan he's deputy editor of the russian newspaper. joining us now. thanks for being with us i think you're in are you in minsk or morse code you're in moscow that's right thank you for being with us what do you think could be the cause of the explosion here what's happened and there's been no official reports of there that there has been a terrorist attack but your mind obviously kind of thinks what do you think. well first of all it's a very deplorable event of course very thread rivendell that terrorist attacks actually spread through another republic of the former soviet union. well the reasons and the sources of this terrorist attack should be explained should be an analyzer especially a

coming through as we're talking to you and hearing from you hearing from the belorussian ministry of internal affairs confirming that we've been reporting for the past few hours of seven dead now very sad news and again the unconfirmed figures so far. eighty. we're also getting some reports of more eyewitnesses you heard to them here on our t.v. we're also hearing one guy saying it was a large flash an explosion and heavy smoke he says a fell to my knees and crawl he then says graphically bodies were piled one on top of each other another eyewitness saying that at least part of the station's ceiling collapsed after the explosion culture with the sarah further still on the line with us so whether we've lost a friend i was sorry still the. report says well quite early on couple of hours ago when this happened they gather the epicenter of feel like of this explosion whatever caused it was around but the escalators what more do we know about. it was the what happened late in the legislation that they the stuff. that afterwards there had been some flats in that area either the us plates with the full roun

years ago this image of two kissing policeman was banned by the culture ministry for international exhibits fearing embarrassment the curator of that exhibit and was handed a year affair back then he lost his job but this time he was on the jury so why is our then. the touring is a graphic and expressive example of how an artist reacts to a sushi climate he doesn't specify the target of his protest he simply says a strong protest is brewing in russian society but how do you draw the line between saying this and arts and vandalism because this is clearly this. not the streets of his mind of vandalism but it's not hooliganism the disorder it may cause is compensated hundreds of times by the meaning of the pictures she's painting could be restored on the bridge to become a symbol of some petersburg's culture because it's the first work there is proof of a civil society. by no courts controversy usually at the expense of legal authorities whether is it or not they've achieved what they wanted to right see they say they'll donate the prize money to political prisoners either bennett's mosque. well for more controversial stories that ignite debate or you can always log on t

years ago this image of two kissing policeman was banned by the culture ministry for international exhibits fearing embarrassment a curative back it's a bishan was angry year affair back then he lost his job but this time he was on the jury so rises out then. the touring is a graphic and expressive example of how an artist reacts to a social climate where he doesn't specify the target of his protest he simply says that strong protest is brewing in russian society but how do you draw the line i think this an art and vandalism as this is going to school thinking. not with a street art is mind of vandalism but it's not hooliganism the disorder it may cause is compensated hundreds of times by the meaning of the pictures which is painting could be restored on the bridge to become a symbol of some petersburg's culture because it's the first work that is proof of a civil society. court controversy usually at the expense of the authorities whether it's. they've achieved what they wanted to write. the prize money to political prisoners i didn't see. well some more controversial stories that ignited to bathe in society can log onto our website that's our team dot com. rush