Protesters gathered outside several factories and the headquarters of state television in Minsk on Monday following a call from Belarus's opposition for a general strike over a disputed election. AFP journalists saw protesters waving the opposition's red and white flag at the television channel and the Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant (MZKT), which President Alexander Lukashenko was due to visit on Monday. Workers at the Minsk Tractor Works (MTZ) also told AFP that several thousand staff had walked off the job. bur-mm/jbr/wdb