video a journalist from artie's ruptly agency were detained for more let's speak to r t s danielle hawkins dan good to see you so closed in valerie's tell us more about this story of the election what's known about the roughly crude usual details are still coming in of what exactly has happened we do know these 2 crew stringers were filming the elections local polling stations they were taken away by police local all thirty's this took place about 10 hours ago showers later they still haven't got in touch we've been able to contact them and establish their location or what exactly has gone wrong and now while they may not be the last to be arrested not the 1st 2 russian journalists from the last t.v. rain television channel were also arrested earlier today in there were taken to a local police stations several hours later information emerged directly this just came out in the minutes before been speaking to the better russian interior minister has told the russian ambassador that they have been charged with administrative breaches relating to election rules and they will be extradited back to

let's get more now on the election from daniel hawkins who's outside of the bell russian embassy in moscow dan this isn't exactly business as usual is it. for the political future of belarus for example. as well were the embassy here where the queues of around the block as far as the eye can see has been that way for a few hours now probably close to 2000 people here are ready to cast their ballots just while we've been reporting now everything is very calm and quiet here that's a sharp contrast of course from what's happening in itself or was there of detentions and arrest of opposition activists even internet blackouts problems with internet connection in some parts of the country now we understand from learned to is headquarters she's the main opposition leader that she herself has gone into hiding somewhere in minsk allegedly for her own safety as around 9 members of her came by campaign staff have been detained another prominent opposition leader. was briefly detained as well she was then released and that's been confirmed by her lawyer now this part is really a continuation of what's bee

in the country as the result of this election let's go live now to daniel hawkins who's outside of the bell russian embassy in moscow dan what's at stake here. so little state for xander look at showing to even more for the political future of the roofs we're outside the better russian embassy here in central moscow launch crowds all the way around the embassy around the corner as far as the eye can see probably close to 2000 people here just as early as 2 hours ago all very calm and quiet a shop for what's been going on of course in bella ruse with reports of detentions and arrests of opposition campaign is activists and even reports of internet blackouts in some areas of the country now local media are reporting that some members of spittle on a jacket off his campaign staff have been detained over the last 24 hours and hope for a service has said the opposition leader has left her flat and minsk has gone effectively into hiding legibly for her own safety that's according to the press service of pain another opposition feet figure opposition. activist what do you think of those also briefly detained she. she's now bee

for more let's cross live to our teens daniel hawkins he is outside the belorussian embassy in moscow where protests also took place dan when an intense situation there is immense frustration with what the opposition claims to be a massive vote rigging. these are scenes unprecedented in a generation the crowds of thousands are growing by the hour not only in the capital minsk but across other cities in borrows from video to brest as well people want to express their indignation at an election they view as neither free nor fair now though crowds of hundreds earlier here today at the by the russian embassy the police pushed them back and things are looking calmer now but as a fan. from what's going on right now in a bell or if security forces are trying to break up these ever growing protests we're hearing reports of barricades being built across the capital people hearing explosions as well across the city and just hours in security forces are alleged to have use tear gas water cannon even rubber bullets against protesters as images come in of people beaten and bloodied now authorities deny that any such injuries have t