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Belarus president closes some borders, puts army on alert

by Associated Press
| September 17, 2020 12:03 PM

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus’ president, beleaguered by six weeks of mass protests demanding his resignation, on Thursday announced he was putting troops on high alert and closing the country’s borders with Poland and Lithuania.

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