An explosion occurred at a Holocaust memorial in western Belarus. Wednesday’s blast caused minor damage to the monument to the victims of the Brest Ghetto, the AEN news agency reported, citing a local Jewish leader. A homemade device was planted and detonated under the wreaths and flower baskets, causing a fire that smeared the monument with soot.
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