The low-key inauguration ceremony, which was held unexpectedly on Wednesday morning, sparked new mass protests across Belarus. Long-term leader Lukashenko has now officially entered his sixth consecutive presidential term.

Footage from the scene shows crowds of protesters gathering by the WWII monument in central Minsk, where the protests have been repeatedly held during the past few weeks.

The protest was met with a strong police response. The law enforcement agents actively pushed protesters away from the monument, instead of just cordoning off the government district, as they’ve done during the weekly protests.

Several water cannon trucks were deployed to the scene. Footage shows one of them dousing protesters with orange-tinted water.

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