Text Messages Warn of Violence in Belarus
Mysterious cell-phone text messages warning of bloodshed on election day spread in the Belarusian capital on Saturday, a day before presidential voting that the opposition alleges is likely to be fraudulent. The ominous messages underlined the tension surrounding the Sunday balloting in which President Alexander Lukashenko, characterized by the West as Europe’s last dictator, is seeking to extend his 12 years in power. Full Story