Live Updates: Hundreds of Protesters Detained Across Belarus, Interior Ministry Says

"As for my servicemen and employees, 30 of them were seriously injured and are still in hospitals. We will not abandon them, we will treat them, the maximum moral, material and financial assistance will be provided", Belarusian Interior Minister Yuri Karayev said.

Since the start of the opposition protests across Belarus, more than 130 law enforcement officers have been injured.

"As for the use of force, I will say it is possible, of course, no one excludes that these people have not yet run out of fervour. Let them try - riot police, internal troops are in place" ,Belarusian Interior Minister Yuri Karayev said.

The minister added that the security forces would not hesitate to respond to violence, noting that they do not intend to provoke it.

"Hundreds of citizens have been arrested across the country for taking part in unauthorised protests. We do not know the final number, we are planning to present it on Monday morning," Interior Ministry spokeswoman Olga Chemodanova said.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Law enforcement officers have detained several participants of protests near the residence of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene on Sunday, adding that security forces are pushing the crowd back from the building.

Protesters were on their way to a nearby park when about 10 minibuses without licenсe plates and buses with riot police drove to Independence Avenue.

As a result, at least 10 people out of those in the park were detained and taken to police vans. The detentions are still ongoing.

Another correspondent reported on three more detentions.

Минск, Дворец Независимости, БТРы.

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According to a Sputnik correspondent, protesters in Minsk marched toward the Independence Palace, which serves as the presidential residence, carrying white-red-white flags, which have become a symbol of anti-government protests, chanting slogans. The country's security services were preparing barriers along the crowd's route.

Later, protesters arrived at the riot police and internal troops roadblock outside of the Victoria hotel, near the palace. Neither protesters nor law enforcement officers are making any moves.

Meanwhile, A1 telecommunication provider announced it had to lower mobile internet bandwidth in Minsk on orders from authorities.

"Per the order from state authorities, we have lowered bandwidth of mobile internet in Minsk's territory. Compliance with the order results in lowered quality of the data transmission service or its temporary unavailability," the provider tweeted.

Белорусские силовики стягивают спецтехнику в центр Минска. Дави их плять! pic.twitter.com/EwH8SEly23

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MINSK (Sputnik) - Belarusian police arrested 91 people during protests in the country on Saturday, and 34 of them remain in temporary detention facilities, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday.

"In total, 91 people were detained yesterday for violating the law on mass gatherings. A total of 34 people were placed in temporary detention facilities until a court can consider their cases," the ministry said in the official Telegram channel.

The ministry also said that approximately 4,000 people participated in opposition rallies across the country on Saturday.