But Mr Lukashenka may also be waiting for the election observers and foreign press to leave before sending in the riot police.
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By the early hours of the morning, the hotel had become a conflict zone in its own right as the riot police had managed to push all the protesters up a side street to its right.
After the match, riot police lined the streets outside the ground, roads were closed and a helicopter flew overhead in preparation for further possible clashes as thousands of fans tried to leave the stadium at full time.
They were undaunted by a tropical downpour and the presence of riot police.
Outside the conference, riot police clashed with demonstrators protesting about war, climate change and a wide range of other issues.
He also learned that it was smarter to stay behind the phalanx of riot police than to stand before them.
The two sets of supporters were separated in one section of the ground by a barrier with riot police gathered on the Manchester United side.
The police operation at the metro depot took place shortly before 04:00, with about 100 riot police officers entering the area where workers had barricaded themselves overnight.
No, really, the people who pay for the damages from a riot in London are the Metropolitan Police Authority.
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In a sign of the Kremlin's nervousness, riot police from Moscow have been sent to deal with the trouble.
The violence occurred in Sofia, the capital, when riot police struggled to keep demonstrators away from public buildings, but no injuries were immediately reported.
The Democratic National Convention in Chicago resulted in what was called a police riot and the violence outside the hall was debated on the convention floor.
The journalist said there were no reports of injuries and that he only saw ordinary police on the scene -- not anti-riot police.
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Thousands of Liverpool fans failed to get into the ground, despite having tickets, and riot police used tear gas and batons outside the Olympic Stadium to quell disturbances as supporters were turned away.
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Around 600 angry Cardiff fans were involved in clashes with riot police following the match.
Egyptian riot police stopped the people from going through the crossing and fired water cannons at the demonstrators, witnesses said.
In Birmingham, riot police surrounded the Mailbox, the city's upmarket shopping centre, following the disturbances seen in the area on Monday night.
Riot police in the Turkish city of Istanbul have used water cannon and tear gas to prevent leftist May Day marchers reaching the main square.
Firefighters and police eventually brought the riot under control the following morning by which time a number of youths had escaped.
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But the police - in full riot gear - do not agree and are ringing the metal barriers that are blocking off the park.
The gay rights movement crystallized in the Village in June 1969, when a police raid at the Stonewall Inn touched off a riot and demonstrations that came to symbolize gays' resistance to being relegated to society's shadows.
On Wednesday, Turkish riot police attempted to dislodge the protesters and secure the area, but demonstrators scattered and returned.
Meanwhile, dozens of riot police and barriers surrounded the parliamentary building, but guards there allowed lawmakers into the building Monday, Egypt's state-run Nile TV reported.
Routine checks were not carried out to establish that fans had no weapons and riot police stood by during the scenes of chaos in the stadium.
Egyptian riot police remained stationed outside the Al-Azhar religious university.
Though a Canadian insurance corporation graciously volunteered the use of its driver's license photo database to Vancouver police after the devastating post-Stanley Cup hockey riot there in July, authorities declined the offer after privacy advocates expressed concerns about violation of Canadians' civil liberties.
There, a large contingent of riot police appeared and cordoned off the area.
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