Riot police disperse protesters after polls closed in the presidential election, in Minsk on August 9, 2020. (Photo by Siarhei LESKIEC / AFP) (Photo by SIARHEI LESKIEC/AFP via Getty Images)
'Unprecedented' protests erupt in Belarus following election
Protests erupted across Belarus following a presidential election as preliminary results showed President Alexander Lukashenko re-elected with 80% of the vote, according to the country's Central Election Commission. CNN's Frederik Pleitgen reports.
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Riot police disperse protesters after polls closed in the presidential election, in Minsk on August 9, 2020. (Photo by Siarhei LESKIEC / AFP) (Photo by SIARHEI LESKIEC/AFP via Getty Images)
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