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Oops: Belarus police almost load arrested protester into CITY BUS by mistake | Oops: Belarus police almost load arrested protester into CITY BUS by mistake |
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A pair of police officers in Minsk were caught on camera mistaking a yellow city bus for a riot wagon while making an arrest. Belarus is witnessing mass protests over the results of the presidential election. | |
The short video posted on social media on Monday shows two riot police officers holding a demonstrator and attempting to load him into a bus through the back door, before realizing their mistake. | |
Protests first erupted on Sunday evening, after President Alexander Lukashenko announced that he had been re-elected with almost 80 percent of the vote. Opposition candidates accused him of election fraud. | |
Demonstrators took to the streets of Minsk and other cities in Belarus again on Monday, where they were met with rubber bullets, flash-bang grenades and tear gas. | Demonstrators took to the streets of Minsk and other cities in Belarus again on Monday, where they were met with rubber bullets, flash-bang grenades and tear gas. |
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