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Belarus's Security Forces Detain 11 People During Saturday's Unauthorised Protests

© REUTERS / TUT.BYPeople attend an opposition rally to reject the presidential election results and to protest against the inauguration of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk, Belarus September 27, 2020.
People attend an opposition rally to reject the presidential election results and to protest against the inauguration of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk, Belarus September 27, 2020. - Sputnik International
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MINSK (Sputnik) - Belarusian security forces have detained 11 people who participated in unauthorised protests in the city of Minsk on Saturday, the press service of the capital's police department said.
"They [security forces] detained 11 protesters," a representative from the police department said.
A member of the Belarusian Interior Ministry troops stands guard during protests in Minsk. 14 August 2020 - Sputnik International
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No journalists were among those who were detained during the latest day of protests in the Belarusian capital, the police representative added.

A series of unauthorised opposition protests have been held across Belarus in the weeks that have followed the 9 August presidential election, which saw incumbent Alexander Lukashenko win a sixth term in office by a landslide.

The Belarusian opposition has rejected the results of the vote and staged protests regularly on weekends.

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