Tens of thousands of people swept through Minsk in at least two columns, the Nasha Niva newspaper reported. "The situation is really alarming and everyone's mood is tense," one protester who requested anonymity said by phone. "People got to a field near Kurapaty, (police) buses pulled up and chased after people at top speed, then they started throwing grenades. What's more, they were throwing them into the thick of the crowd," the witness said by phone on condition of anonymity. A man in civilian clothing chased a resident through a courtyard near one protest route firing a paintball gun at them in footage published by the RFE/RL media outlet.

Source: bd News24 November 01, 2020 18:33 UTC