“Clinton’s Bench” Damaged in Kurapaty (Photo) 18:10, 30/01/2007
Another vandalism attack has taken place in a wooded area Kurapaty. A small granite monument "To Belarusians from the American people" presented by Bill Clinton was damaged, radio Svaboda informs.
A representative of the US Embassy in Belarus, Second Secretary Steven Gillen visited Kurapaty. “We consider this incident a great tragedy. It was a little bench, but it was an important symbol of friendship between the Belarusian and the American nations. It’s a tragedy”, he said.
A memorial rally has been held in the memorial site today. Candles were lit in the places of mass executions. At the same time such actions were taking place in Russia. They are marking the 70th anniversary of the year 1937.
In front of the memorial site special services’ officers in mufti were examining documents of every person taking part in the rally.
US Embassy Second Secretary Steven Gillen visited Kurapaty
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