TOPSHOT - Riot police disperse protesters after polls closed in the presidential election, in Minsk on August 9, 2020. AFP
Belarus police on Monday used rubber bullets and tear gas to break up fresh protests challenging the result of a controversial weekend presidential election, witnesses and reports said.
Police in full riot gear fired tear gas and rubber bullets on peaceful protesters in the centre of the capital Minsk, injuring a journalist, a witness told AFP. Independent Belarusian media including tut.by confirmed the use of force.
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