Clashes between police and traders at Zhdanovichy market

The incident was caused by an attempt to confiscate goods.

The conflict began at 11 a.m., when tax officers came to a market trader who sells jeans. They demanded to show supporting documents, which the seller didn't have, and began to confiscate the goods.

Market traders working nearby tried to defend his colleague. The tax officers called the police and riot police officers. Charter97.org received the news from Anatoly Shumchanka, the leader of the organisation Perspective.