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Riot police detained thousands of protesters in Belarus in clashes after Alexander Lukashenko claimed a landslide victory in presidential elections to extend his 26-year rule amid opposition accusations of massive fraud.
About 3,000 people were held by law enforcement including 1,000 in the capital, Minsk, the Interior Ministry said Monday in a website statement. Protests took place in 33 cities and towns overnight, and more than 50 citizens and 39 police were injured during confrontations, it said. Police using water cannon and flash grenades faced crowds of protesters in Minsk after state TV had declared Lukashenko the winner of Sunday’s
