A Belarusian man died in hospital on Wednesday from a "gunshot" wound received during a demonstration against the re-election of Alexander Lukashenko, violently repressed by riot police, his relatives quoted by the news site reported. tut.by.
This is the third death since the start of protests against the results of the presidential election on August 9, contested by the opposition and which also left dozens injured and led to 6,700 arrests.
Head injury
According to Belarusian media, Gennady Shutov, 43, died in a military hospital in Minsk after receiving a head injury during the August 11 demonstration in Brest, a city in western Belarus.
The Belarusian authorities confirmed the death in hospital of this protester on Wednesday. The Ministry of Health refers to a "sharp deterioration" in his state of health, not mentioning the cause of his injuries.
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