Belarus riot police disperse crowds with batons
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Belarussian riot police on Sunday waded into crowds of demonstrators protesting over the certain re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko, beating people with batons, a Reuters reporter at the scene said.
People fled in all directions as police moved in to disperse several thousands who had massed in Minsk's Independence Square, alleging that Lukashenko, in power since 1994, had rigged his re-election. Reuters reporter Lidia Kelly said she saw several people knocked to the ground in the police action, including an elderly woman. (Reuters)
