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Second night of protests in Belarus after contested presidential vote

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Thousand of protesters take to the streets of the Belarus capital Minsk for a second night of post-election rallies, where police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to quash protests against a disputed weekend presidential election which handed a sixth term to strongman Alexander Lukashenko. IMAGES

Added on the 11/08/2020 02:49:28 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images

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