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Taxi driver becomes viral hero of Belarusian protests (RTE)
A taxi driver in Belarus has become an unlikely hero of the protests against veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko after helping a man escape from riot police.
Footage of the event has transfixed social media users, who have avidly shared the dramatic incident.
The 16-second video clip, filmed by a Euroradio.fm reporter, features a movie-like pursuit and escape that unfolded in a Minsk residential area yesterday evening as crowds protested against what they said was the illegitimate inauguration of Mr Lukashenko.
The video, viewed by tens of thousands of people on various online platforms, shows a young man being chased by baton-wielding policemen in riot gear who then manages to jump into a taxi.
The taxi driver, who appeared to be waiting for the traffic lights to change, then apparently makes a split second judgment, lurches into the opposite lane and briefly mounts the footpath before speeding away despite the angry shouts of the policemen.
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