01:37The Belarusian police dispersed protesters using stun grenades and rubber bullets, as people gathered on the second day after the announcement of the preliminary results of the presidential election in Minsk, Monday.
Flashes of light from stun grenades could be seen and the sounds of gunfire could be heard during the rally.
The protests over the preliminary results of the presidential elections in Belarus started on Sunday after the exit poll results were announced. Around 3,000 people were detained in several different cities, including more than 1,500 alone in the capital city of Minsk, according to the Interior Ministry.
The Belarus Central Electoral Commission (CEC) announced the preliminary results of the election on Monday, showing that incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko received more than 80 percent of the ballots. His main opponent Svetlana Tikhanovskaya got less than 10 percent of the vote, according to the CEC.
According to the Belarusian Interior Ministry, one protester was killed in clashes in Minsk.
Belarus: Police disperse protesters using stun grenades and rubber bullets in Minsk
The Belarusian police dispersed protesters using stun grenades and rubber bullets, as people gathered on the second day after the announcement of the preliminary results of the presidential election in Minsk, Monday.
Flashes of light from stun grenades could be seen and the sounds of gunfire could be heard during the rally.
The protests over the preliminary results of the presidential elections in Belarus started on Sunday after the exit poll results were announced. Around 3,000 people were detained in several different cities, including more than 1,500 alone in the capital city of Minsk, according to the Interior Ministry.
The Belarus Central Electoral Commission (CEC) announced the preliminary results of the election on Monday, showing that incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko received more than 80 percent of the ballots. His main opponent Svetlana Tikhanovskaya got less than 10 percent of the vote, according to the CEC.
According to the Belarusian Interior Ministry, one protester was killed in clashes in Minsk.
The Belarusian police dispersed protesters using stun grenades and rubber bullets, as people gathered on the second day after the announcement of the preliminary results of the presidential election in Minsk, Monday.
Flashes of light from stun grenades could be seen and the sounds of gunfire could be heard during the rally.
The protests over the preliminary results of the presidential elections in Belarus started on Sunday after the exit poll results were announced. Around 3,000 people were detained in several different cities, including more than 1,500 alone in the capital city of Minsk, according to the Interior Ministry.
The Belarus Central Electoral Commission (CEC) announced the preliminary results of the election on Monday, showing that incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko received more than 80 percent of the ballots. His main opponent Svetlana Tikhanovskaya got less than 10 percent of the vote, according to the CEC.
According to the Belarusian Interior Ministry, one protester was killed in clashes in Minsk.