Belarusian protesters, defying army, flood Minsk

MINSK (Reuters) — Tens of thousands of protesters demanding Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko step down defied a warning from the military on Sunday and flooded into Minsk, briefly gathering near the president’s residence, before dispersing peacefully. The veteran leader denounced the demonstrators as “rats” and was seen in state media footage wearing body armour and […]

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