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Protests continued in Belarus for the second night over disputed election results

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A protester is arrested by riot police on Sunday evening of the Belarusian presidential election. NurPhoto / Contributor / Getty Images
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Police in Belarus fired rubber bullets, tear gas, and stun grenades at protestors for a second night following the country's disputed election results. 

Protests continued for the second night in the capital Minsk, the BBC reported. According to Axios, one person has died, and hundreds have been injured. 

The BBC added that some protesters threw Molotov cocktails and tried to create barricades. 

Business Insider previously reported that protests erupted on Sunday night after the Alexander Lukashenko, claimed 80% of the vote in an election that the public viewed as rigged.

Lukashenko has ruled over the country for 26 years and would have won his sixth election. Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who ran against Lukashenko garnered 20% of the vote. 

On Saturday, Tikhanovskaya went into hiding over concerns about her safety, CNN reported. 

"No matter how much we asked authorities not to turn on their own people, we were not listened to," Tikhanovskaya, said according to the BBC.

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Sarah Al-Arshani is a breaking news reporter for Insider. Before joining Insider, Sarah was an editorial intern with The Jordan Times. She graduated from the University of Connecticut in May 2019. Her work has also been published in local newspapers in Connecticut such as the Republican-American newspaper and Willimantic Chronicle. She can be reached by email at salarshani@bjinnox.com or on Twitter @s_arshani. Popular articles  Trump signed a law to punish China for its oppression of the Uighur Muslims. Uighurs say much more needs to be done.  Travel nurses say the current healthcare system is 'unsustainable' as COVID-19 infections surge again. Some say the pay is the only thing keeping them on the front lines. Healthcare workers say some COVID-19 patients and their families are demanding unapproved therapies A lawyer filed more than 100 lawsuits over vanilla flavoring in foods and drinks, arguing most of it is fake While the world focuses on the coronavirus, people in China with other illnesses may pay a price long after the outbreak ends