BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

10/09/2009

Belarus opposition protests joint exercises with Russia

FOCUS News Agency

Minsk. Belarus police on Wednesday broke up a rally staged by young opposition activists in protest against joint military exercises with Russia, a local rights group said, AFP reported.

Some 50 protesters rallied on Minsk's central square brandishing slogans of "Russian army, go home" and "No to Russian occupation" as the first Russian military train carrying troops and hardware for the exercises rolled into Minsk.

Up to 20 protesters were detained and beaten up, the Vyasna-96 rights group said.

The exercises, which Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is due to attend, will involve more than 12,000 troops, over 200 tanks, 470 armored vehicles, and more than 100 aircraft.

Source:

http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n193800

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