Saturday, March 18, 2006

Belarus Gets the Message: Fear Rules

An AFP newswire article, via Yahoo! News, reports that:

When his mobile phone beeped to signal a new text message, Anatoly Korshunov thought a friend was calling. Instead it was a lesson in politics -- Belarus style.

"Provocateurs are preparing bloodshed," the anonymous message warned. "Look after your life and health."

The mobile phone text message predicted "bloodshed" would take place on Minsk's Oktyabrskaya Square after Sunday's presidential election -- exactly where opposition leaders wanted to protest what they said would be mass vote-rigging in favour of President Alexander Lukashenko.

More here.

posted by Fergie @ 3/18/2006 01:19:00 PM

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