Belarus says police detained more than 1,000 protesters overnight

Reuters

Published Aug 12, 2020 05:37AM ET

Updated Aug 12, 2020 06:01AM ET

MINSK (Reuters) - Belarusian police detained more than 1,000 protesters on the third night of protests on Tuesday that broke out over a contested election handing a new term to President Alexander Lukashenko, the Belarusian Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.