Tens of Thousands Rally Against Belarus President in ‘People’s Inauguration’

Tens of Thousands Rally Against Belarus President in ‘People’s Inauguration’
People attend an opposition rally to reject the presidential election results and to protest against the inauguration of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk, on Sept. 27, 2020. Stringer/Reuters
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MINSK—Masked police dragged people into vans and fired stun grenades and tear gas to disperse crowds as tens of thousands marched for a seventh straight weekend to demand veteran Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko quit.

Protesters chanted “impostor” and “Sveta is our president” as they marched through Minsk and other cities decked out in red-and-white opposition colors. At least 200 people were detained, the interior ministry said.