Belarus opposition leader calls for countrywide strike

Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has called for nationwide strike action to go ahead on Monday after police fired stun grenades at crowds marching against the president, reported British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

Tikhanovskaya issued an ultimatum earlier this month threatening action if Alexander Lukashenko did not resign.

Protests have swept the country since Lukashenko claimed victory in an August poll widely viewed as rigged, said the BBC report.

Human rights group Vesna said that more than 150 people had been detained.

"Today the regime has once again shown Belarusians that violence is the only thing it is capable of," said the report, quoiting Tikhanovskaya as saying in a social media post, adding: "Therefore tomorrow, October 26, a national strike will begin."

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