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Minsk police detain Sputnik correspondent, at least 10 others in opposition march

MINSK, October 17 (Sputnik) A Sputnik correspondent in the Belarusian capital of Minsk has been detained along with at least 10 other students at a demonstration on Saturday.
"I’m detained," the correspondent wrote, shortly after reporting that police had detained 10 protesters at a student's march through the capital.
The opposition march of more than 100 people began at around 12:50 local time (09:50 GMT) near a Minsk university, but was soon dispersed by police in riot gear. At least 10 students had been taken away at the time of the correspondent's detention.
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