The unrest showed little signs of abating on Wednesday, amid days of protests following incumbent president Alexander Lukashenko’s landslide victory in Sunday’s election, which the opposition insists was rigged.

In the capital of Minsk and other cities, demonstrators formed the so-called ‘human solidarity chains’ to voice support for the opposition and those who had fallen victim to ham-fisted police tactics. Many of those lining up were women.

Protesters in Minsk also attempted to block the roads and lit flares.

Despite peaceful protests highlighting the fourth day of post-election turmoil, violence has hardly subsided. A video has emerged purporting to show riot police in Minsk opening fire on an apartment block as they chased protesters on the ground. Witnesses report that officers aimed their weapons at the building’s windows after residents sought to help demonstrators dodge arrest.

As night approached, clashes erupted with sounds of loud bangs, purportedly from concussion grenades, roaring through the city.