Lukashenko's "democracy"

Belarus Police Round Up Protestors

Police stormed the opposition tent camp in the Belarusian capital early Friday morning, detaining hundreds of demonstrators who had spent a fourth night in a central square to protest President Alexander Lukashenko's victory in a disputed election.

The pre-dawn raid by about 100 riot police brought an end to the unprecedented, days-long protest over Sunday's presidential election in this authoritarian ex-Soviet state.

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Police had been detaining opposition supporters and keeping would-be protesters away from the square, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe tallied more than 200 arrests in the first three days of the protest, but a top police official earlier in the week had said there was no intention to disperse the demonstration.