Demonstrators flash the victory sign during an opposition rally to reject the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus October 18, 2020. (REUTERS File Photo)
MOSCOW, October 22 (Reuters): Belarus's interior ministry said on Thursday that opposition protests were developing into a terrorist threat.
Belarus has seen more than two months of protests since an Aug. 9 presidential election, in which veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko claimed a landslide victory. His opponents say the election was rigged to hand him a sixth term in power.
The head of Russia's SVR foreign intelligence service made a surprise visit to Belarus on Thursday in what looked like a show of support by Moscow for Lukashenko, a close ally.
