r/worldnews - Protesters in Minsk demanding the release of political prisoners were met by police firing water cannons. Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Belarus to oppose long-time leader Alexander Lukashenko.

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 62%. (I'm a bot) Several people were arrested shortly after the march began and police used water cannons mounted on armored vehicles to disperse groups of demonstrators from the city center. via Pocket https://ift.tt/2GxO73t