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

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.
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"They [security forces] detained 11 protesters," a representative from the police department said.
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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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