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Added on the 09/06/2019 13:13:02 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Police in riot gear stand guard outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the building in a bid to overturn the election. After calling for "peaceful" protest earlier Wednesday, Trump later told his supporters to "go home." IMAGES
Police in riot gear use tear gas to disperse Trump supporters outside the US Capitol. The House of Representatives and Senate went into recess as protesters stormed the building and disrupted a session called to certify the Electoral College votes from the November 3 presidential election. IMAGES
Riot police detain veteran activist Nina Baginskaya and several other women as opposition protesters march through the Belarusian capital Minsk demanding an end to President Alexander Lukashenko's rule. Around two thousand women took part in the "Sparkly March", wearing shiny accessories and carrying red-and-white flags of the protest movement. Riot police blocked the women and began dragging them into police vans as they stood with linked hands, swiftly detaining several hundred. IMAGES
Dozens of people are detained in authoritarian Kazakhstan's largest city Almaty in the first opposition protests since the government relaxed some lockdown restrictions. An AFP correspondent witnessed several demonstrators detained in central Almaty while witnesses said at least 30 were held in another part of the Central Asian country's former capital. IMAGES
French police detain a man in Paris at nightfall after a day of protests against the government's plan to overhaul the pension system. Strikes across the country brought much of France to a halt. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.