Authorities say that this was a in retaliation to the Lithuanian law passed June 2008 that prohibits the use of Bolshevik and Communist symbols, likenesses of former leaders, or Nazi symbols.
Bottles with notes regarding people's views about the law were also found by the embassy.
Officers at the embassy noticed the commotion and Belarusian authorities
were notified, and the case is now under investigation.
According to a press release from the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lithuanian
Ambassador to Belarus,
Edminas Bagdonas said firmly that the situation must be clarified. According to
the 1961 Vienna Convention, the perpetrators should be tracked down and brought
to justice.
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