“There are detainees. I cannot yet voice their number. The operative-situational headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is working, the situation is controlled, ”TASS press secretary Olga Chemodanova is quoted as saying.
Earlier, the Belarusian police used gas to disperse opposition supporters in the center of Minsk.
The siloviki cordoned off the square and squares near the stele "Minsk - Hero City", where the opposition rally took place on August 9. OMON patrols call on passers-by who have gathered in the area of the stele to disperse.
On August 9, after the presidential elections in Belarus, protests were held in 33 settlements of the country, 39 security officials and 50 civilians were injured. It was also reported about the detention of about 3 thousand people.
The Investigative Committee of the Republic opened 21 criminal cases on the facts of riots.