Belarus: Dozens arrested as riot police storm protest

Police in Belarus stormed a protest rally against the contested re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko early today and arrested dozens of demonstrators.

Belarus: Dozens arrested as riot police storm protest

Police in Belarus stormed a protest rally against the contested re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko early today and arrested dozens of demonstrators.

The arrests came after half a dozen large police trucks and 75 riot police with clubs pulled up to Oktyarbrskaya Square in central Minsk at about 3am local time.

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