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Belarus ramps up crackdown on protests, detains over 700

| October 12, 2020 5:27 AM

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities in Belarus said Monday they detained 713 people during mass protests a day earlier against the reelection of the country's authoritarian leader in a disputed election — the harshest crackdown in weeks on demonstrators.

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