https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/14/europe/belarus-protests-riot-police-intl/index.html
By Mary Ilyushina, Frederik Pleitgen and Claudia Otto, CNN
Updated 12:45 PM ET, Fri August 14, 2020
At least 50 Belarus security personnel in riot gear dropped their shields and were embraced by anti-government protesters in Minsk, as demonstrators chanted "brothers" at the police.
The
scene unfolded in front of several government buildings in the of the
capital. Protesters also shouted, "Sveta -- President," referring to
opposition politician Svetlana Tikhanovskaya who says she won the majority in Sunday's highly contested presidential election.
Belarus authorities say longtime President Alexander Lukashenko won 80.1% of the vote, in a poll which many believe was rigged.
A
crowd estimated by CNN's team in Minsk to be tens of thousands of
people marched through the capital on Friday in revolt against the
strongman leader Lukashenko, who has ruled the country for 26 years.
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