Key opposition figure Maria ‘abducted’

Belarus said yesterday that police had detained more than 600 people at weekend protests and the opposition said a senior figure had been snatched off the streets, as authorities intensified efforts to end weeks of demonstrations.

The opposition's Coordination Council said one of its high-profile members Maria Kolesnikova had been "abducted by unknown people in central Minsk" along with a spokesman and executive secretary.

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"Their whereabouts are unknown," it said, accusing President Lukashenko's regime.