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NATO said that claims by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko that foreign powers are organising a build-up of troops on the country's border are baseless. The President said he had placed his armed forces on high alert. Protests continued in the streets of Minsk on Saturday following a disputed election two weeks ago. Demonstrators are demanding that President Lukashenko stand down. The leader, who has ruled Belarus for 26 years, claimed the NATO bloc was trying to split up Belarus and install a new president in Minsk. He said troops in Poland and Lithuania were readying themselves, and that he was moving his armed forces to the country's western border.  NATO rejected the claim, saying it posed no threat to Belarus or any other country and has no military build-up in the region. NATO urged Belarus to respect the fundamental human rights of its citizens//BBC