The action was in response to recent protests in the country which have increasingly been radicalized and turned to violent anti-Lukashenko move, according to interior ministry officials.
On the other hand, BBC reported that EU foreign ministers had said they were ready to impose sanctions against President Alexander Lukashenko.
Protests have swept the country since President Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory in August’s elections, with protesters taking to streets asking him to quit.
Alexander Lukashenko won August’s elections, but his opponents said the vote was rigged.
Authorities in Belarus have been accused of brutality and torture in cracking down the mass street protests.
A spokesman for the Interior Ministry confirmed to media that police had used flare guns and tear gas to disperse the rally.
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