Belarussian opposition leader detained-aide

MINSK, Apr 27 (Reuters) Main Belarussian opposition leader Alexander Milinkevich was detained today and driven away to a police station a day after major rally in Minsk, his aide said.

''We were expecting a summons, but instead the OMON (riot police) came. They told Milinkevich he was detained, put him in a car and took him away to a police station,'' Pavel Mozheiko told Reuters.

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