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Witnesses to the events told Interfax that shots were fired in the Orlovsk district of Minsk after several shelling with heavy grenades. Several protesters soon turned to doctors, including a girl with a leg injury and a man with a wounded abdomen.
PHOTO GALLERY. From Minsk, reports of protesters injured by rubber bullets
According to the protesters, OMON used rubber bullets against the protesters.
Opposition Telegram reports that security forces fired several series of rubber bullets at the protesters and killed them.
Meanwhile, the Belarusian Interior Ministry confirmed to Interfax that the security forces had used special measures, without specifying which ones were specific.
More than 100 thousand. during the Belarusian march on the rally demanded the withdrawal of A. Lukashenko
More than 100 thousand. Belarusians participated in a march in Minsk on Sunday, demanding the resignation of authoritarian President Aliaksandr Lukashenko.
The protest took place at the end of the ultimatum announced by the opposition.
The militia used sound grenades and tear gas to dispel the protesters. Witnesses reported that more than a hundred people were arrested in Minsk and Grodno.
To prevent the demonstration, metro stations in central Minsk were closed and the operation of the mobile Internet was restricted.
Opposition leader Sviatlana Cichanouskaya, who lives in Lithuania, issued an ultimatum to Lukashenko two weeks ago, demanding his resignation, an end to the violence and the release of political prisoners. She says a massive strike will start on Monday if Lukashenko does not comply.
The European Union and other Western countries have imposed sanctions on members of the regime for manipulating the August 9 presidential elections and violence against peaceful protesters.
Lukashenko has asked Moscow for help and Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised him $ 1.5 billion in support.
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