“I want to ask the police and the troops to remember that they are part of the people. And ask your voters: prevent provocations, there is no need to give a reason to use violence against you, ”tut.by quoted her as saying in Telegram.
Tikhanovskaya said that the residents of Belarus will "wake up in a new country" tomorrow and expressed hope that tomorrow "there will be only good news."
“Please stop the violence. First of all, officers, I know that you can do it, ”she said.
Earlier it became known that powerful explosions were heard at the intersection of Masherov Avenue and Storozhevskaya Street in Minsk.
In addition, there were reports that the security forces began using water cannons to disperse protesters in the center of the Belarusian capital.
Later, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus announced control over the situation in Minsk.