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Moscow - Protesters and police clashed for a third evening overnight Wednesday as demonstrators expressed anger over the re-election of longtime strongman Alexander Lukashenko in a Sunday vote that U. S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said "wasnt held in a way that was free and fair. "Hundreds of women dressed in white gathered in cities across the country to call for an end to the brutal crackdown by government forces on protesters, which has seen tear gas, batons, stun grenades, rubber bullets, and even live rounds used on crowds, according to BBC News. Some of the women were pictured laying flowers on the ground and holding hands in "chains of solidarity. "Around 6,000 people have been detained since Sunday, with nearly 200 needing medical assistance, according to media reports citing Belarusian officials. A BBC News team was attacked by police. At least one person was killed after an explosive device detonated in his hand. Woman-led oppositionOfficially, the main candidate to run against Lukashenko Svetlana Tikhanovskaya received only 10% of the vote, though her supporters say that the 37-year-old stay-at-home mother was the true winner. Tikhanovskaya became the face of the Belarusian opposition alongside two other women Veronika Tsepkalo and Maria Kolesnikova after her husband, who was planning on running himself, was arrested before he could register as a candidate. Lukashenko, referred to as "Europes last dictator," dismissed Tikhanovskaya as a candidate, calling her a "poor little girl," and saying that she was managed by foreign "puppet masters," but thousands turned up to her campaign rallies. Kolesnikova said Lukashenkos remarks played a role in fanning popular anger. "Fifty-five percent of the voters in Belarus are women, and you cant even imagine how that enraged them," she told the Russian-language media outlet, Meduza. "God forbid you will face the kind of choice that I faced"After the results were announced