“In order to ensure the safety of passengers, the metro stations Ploshchad Lenina, Oktyabrskaya, Kupalovskaya, Ploshchad Pobedy, Ploschad Yakub Kolas, Nemiga are closed at the entrance and exit,” the press service of the metro said.

Trains will pass these stations without stopping, it was specified there.

Earlier it was reported that police special equipment and a truck of internal troops arrived in the area of ​​the State Flag Square and the Palace of Independence in Minsk.