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Foreign media: An American flees to Belarus to seek asylum in connection with the Capitol Hill riots

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According to Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao website reported on November 8, Belarusian state-run television said that an American accused of participating in the riots on Capitol Hill had earlier entered Belarus illegally and was seeking asylum in the country.

The American, Evan Neumann, flew to Italy in March, then to Ukraine, from which he entered Belarus in mid-August.

"A U.S. citizen is seeking asylum in Belarus," the report said. This sounds unbelievable, but it is true. ”

On January 6 this year, Trump supporters reportedly broke into the US Congress, triggering violent riots that killed 5 people.

Neumann was charged with six felonies for his involvement in the incident, including assaulting police officers. But in an interview with Belarusian television, he denied assaulting the police, saying he had been "politically persecuted."

Source: Reference News Network

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