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WATCH: Riot police push protesters away as they try to erect barricades in central Minsk 


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Riot police have deployed flashbang grenades against protesters, who tried to erect barricades in central Minsk, as thousands of people across Belarus poured into the streets, angry over preliminary presidential election results.

Protesters were pushed away from the Victory Square, the main rally point of activists in central Minsk. 

#Belarus election: Riot police push protesters away after they try to erect barricades in central #Minsk https://t.co/iZgvwov1J6 pic.twitter.com/zdZHcUqZC5

— RT (@RT_com) August 9, 2020

Multiple activists, as well as at least one officer, were reportedly injured in clashes, but health authorities have yet to release any official numbers. 

Мощнейший перфоманс! pic.twitter.com/K3nzRghtnc

— NEXTA (@NEXTA_EN) August 9, 2020

Videos shared online showed lines of police in full riot gear marching on protesters, eventually pushing them across bridge over the Svisloch River.

Водомёты и светошумовые против мирного народа! pic.twitter.com/mSqZlIVv9A

— NEXTA (@NEXTA_EN) August 9, 2020

#Belarus election: Police are on the front lineshttps://t.co/j5c4ffxtGH pic.twitter.com/2tdV41kxDm

— RT (@RT_com) August 9, 2020

Police conducted multiple arrests, as standoff with protesters continues elsewhere in the capital.

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