Global News published this video item, entitled “Belarusian taxi driver helps Minsk man escape police as protesters detained after inauguration” – below is their description.
An unnamed taxi driver helped a man escape from baton-wielding riot police during protests in Minsk against President Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday as security forces in Belarus detained over 300 people at anti-government protests. The movie-like dramatic incident was shared online and shows the taxi driver apparently makes a split-second judgment, lurches into the opposite lane and briefly mounts the pavement before speeding away despite the angry shouts of the policemen. The protesters accuse Lukashenko, who has led his country for 26 years, of rigging the Aug. 9 presidential election, a charge he denies. Lukashenko, 66, was sworn in for a new term in an inauguration held without prior notice and denounced as illegitimate by the opposition, the European Union and the United States. For more info, please go to http://www.globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews
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