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Minsk police raided pensioners who traded products.

Older residents of the city have long been selling fruits and vegetables grown in their own garden plots, as berries and mushrooms near the entrance to the mini-market "Western." The police officers tried to stop before this, however, were limited by the fact that traders dispersed or warned about responsibility. However, on Sunday, July 7, they had a real cleaning of the territory near the market.



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The police acted with extreme brutality. People threw into force of the machine and bags of groceries, they traded thrown to the ground. Pensioners twisted hands, beat them, thrust her hair, torn clothes. In total, according to eyewitnesses, was detained about 10 people.

The incident attracted the attention of the public. The people who gathered near the mini-market, loudly expressed their outrage and tried to protect pensioners. Many of the actions of the police filmed on mobile phones.

The further fate of the detainees is unknown. The police department of Pinsk charter97.org website said that the police sometimes have raised awareness about the inadmissibility of illegal street trading. In the police department explained that anyone in the market area "West" July 7 was not detained.

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