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Taxi driver helps protester escape from riot police in Belarus Video shows taxi driver helping protester escape police in Belarus
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Video clip showing movie-like pursuit and escape in Minsk spreads across social mediaVideo clip showing movie-like pursuit and escape in Minsk spreads across social media
An unnamed Belarusian taxi driver who helped a man escape from riot police during protests against veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko has transfixed social media users who have shared footage of the dramatic incident.An unnamed Belarusian taxi driver who helped a man escape from riot police during protests against veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko has transfixed social media users who have shared footage of the dramatic incident.
The 16-second video clip, filmed by a Euroradio.fm reporter, features a movie-like pursuit and escape that unfolded in a Minsk residential area on Wednesday evening as crowds protested against what they said was the illegitimate inauguration of Lukashenko.The 16-second video clip, filmed by a Euroradio.fm reporter, features a movie-like pursuit and escape that unfolded in a Minsk residential area on Wednesday evening as crowds protested against what they said was the illegitimate inauguration of Lukashenko.
The video shows a young man being chased by baton-wielding policemen in riot gear who then manages to jump into a taxi.The video shows a young man being chased by baton-wielding policemen in riot gear who then manages to jump into a taxi.
The taxi driver, who appeared to be waiting for the traffic lights to change, then apparently makes a split second judgment, zigzags around another car, briefly mounting the pavement before speeding away despite the angry shouts of the policemen.The taxi driver, who appeared to be waiting for the traffic lights to change, then apparently makes a split second judgment, zigzags around another car, briefly mounting the pavement before speeding away despite the angry shouts of the policemen.
Police in Belarus detained 364 people at anti-government protests on Wednesday, according to the country’s interior ministry. The protesters accuse Lukashenko, who has led his country for 26 years, of rigging the 9 August presidential election, a charge he denies.Police in Belarus detained 364 people at anti-government protests on Wednesday, according to the country’s interior ministry. The protesters accuse Lukashenko, who has led his country for 26 years, of rigging the 9 August 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.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.