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Belarus celebrate scoring in a match against Germany last year
Samuel Kubani
Members of Belarus' ice hockey team celebrate after scoring in a cup match against Germany in Bratislava in 2011, which they won 4-2. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday slammed the European Parliament's call to deprive Belarus of the right to host the 2014 Ice Hockey World Championship over claims of human rights violations.