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Belarus rounds up opposition after Lukashenko win

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Belarus rounds up opposition after Lukashenko win

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AFP English

73 Views • Dec 20, 2010

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Belarus on Monday detained hundreds of protesters, including seven opposition candidates, after smashing a mass rally protesting fraud in the landslide re-election of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. Described as the Europe's last dictator by Washington, Lukashenko received 79.6 percent of the vote in Sunday's polls on the back of a massive turnout of over 90 percent, the central election commission said. Duration: 01:34