Opposition supporters stay in front of law enforcement officers blocking a street after poll closed at presidential election in Minsk, Belarus, August 9, 2020. — Dmitry Brushko/Tut.By handout via Reuters
In the capital Minsk protesters gathered near a central monument late yesterday where they faced off with hundreds of riot police with shields, an AFP journalist and witnesses said. Videos posted on social media showed water cannon being used and there were reports of rubber bullets being fired. Columns of military vehicles were seen on roads into Minsk, police carrying machine guns checked vehicles entering the city and government buildings were cordoned off.Tikhanovskaya, an English teacher by training, emerged as the symbol of a new protest movement against Lukashenko’s rule.
“Nothing will get out of control, I guarantee you... whatever certain people have planned,” the strongman said.
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