Belarusian protest leader Maria Kolesnikova has been abducted by unidentified individuals in central Minsk, according to the Belarusian Tut.By media outlet, citing a witness.
Masked men took her and drove off in a minivan, said Tut.By.
The development on Monday came hours after security forces arrested 633 protesters following a mass anti-government rally on Sunday, the latest since the disputed August election.
Police in Minsk said they had not arrested Kolesnikova, according to Russia's Interfax news agency.
Kolesnikova is the last one left in Belarus of three female politicians who joined forces before the August 9 presidential election to try to challenge longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko.
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Masked men took her and drove off in a minivan, said Tut.By.
The development on Monday came hours after security forces arrested 633 protesters following a mass anti-government rally on Sunday, the latest since the disputed August election.
Police in Minsk said they had not arrested Kolesnikova, according to Russia's Interfax news agency.
Kolesnikova is the last one left in Belarus of three female politicians who joined forces before the August 9 presidential election to try to challenge longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko.
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