The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxA taxi driver has been branded a hero after helping a protester flee from riot police during demonstrations against veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko.The incident in Minsk, Belarus, unfolded on Thursday night after Lukashenko was sworn in for a sixth consecutive term in an unannounced inauguration.Footage shared onto social media shows a man running through the residential area while being chased by three uniformed riot police.The man scurries toward the road and jumps into a white Yandex taxi, which appears to be waiting for the traffic lights.The quick-thinking driver revs his engine and runs the red light as the officers wield.
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