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| Belarus police deploy water cannon & make arrests at anti-government rally in Minsk (VIDEOS) | Belarus police deploy water cannon & make arrests at anti-government rally in Minsk (VIDEOS) |
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| Police used a water cannon to disperse a large crowd of protesters who once again came out onto the streets of Belarusian capital Minsk to demand the resignation of longtime President Alexander Lukashenko. Arrests were also made. | Police used a water cannon to disperse a large crowd of protesters who once again came out onto the streets of Belarusian capital Minsk to demand the resignation of longtime President Alexander Lukashenko. Arrests were also made. |
| But the water cannon wasn’t enough to scare the demonstrators away. They reportedly retaliated against the vehicle and managed to break it be removing some parts from it. | |
| This reportedly caused the truck to malfunction as it was filmed sending the torrent vertically in the air, with the water landing on police officers nearby. | |
| There have so far been no official data on the arrests. There have so far been no official data on the arrests. But a local human rights group said that some 70 people have been detained during the protests in Minsk and several other cities. | |
| Sunday’s rally in the capital again saw a massive turnout, with witnesses estimating the crowd at around 100,000, according to Interfax. The population of Minsk is around two million. | Sunday’s rally in the capital again saw a massive turnout, with witnesses estimating the crowd at around 100,000, according to Interfax. The population of Minsk is around two million. |
| Thousands have been protesting in Minsk and other cities every weekend since the election on August 9. Lukashenko won the vote by a landslide, but the opposition denied the result, insisting that the election was rigged. | Thousands have been protesting in Minsk and other cities every weekend since the election on August 9. Lukashenko won the vote by a landslide, but the opposition denied the result, insisting that the election was rigged. |
| Belarusian authorities have responded to people’s anger with mass arrests, with law enforcers also facing accusations of excessive use of force and mistreating the detainees. | Belarusian authorities have responded to people’s anger with mass arrests, with law enforcers also facing accusations of excessive use of force and mistreating the detainees. |
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