Belarusian law enforcement officers patrol the streets as people protest against the presidential election results, in Minsk, Belarus August 12, 2020. — Reuters pic
Lithuania, Poland and Latvia jointly offered to mediate between Lukashenko and the protesters, and threatened sanctions at a European or national level if the offer was declined. In Brest, a city in southwestern Belarus on the Polish border, police fired live rounds after some protesters it said were armed with metal bars ignored warning shots fired in the air, the ministry said. One person was injured.
In Tuesday night's clashes, security forces beat some of the protesters, sometimes dragging people out of cars before attacking them.
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