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Belarusian police detained more than 1,000 protesters on the third night of protests on Tuesday that broke out over a contested election handing a new term to President Alexander Lukashenko, the Belarusian Interior Ministry said on Wednesday (12 August), writes Andrei Makhovsky.

The ministry said 51 protesters and 14 police officers were hurt during the protests overnight.

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