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Minister attends NI-Belarus match despite government guidance

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Communities Minister Gordon Lyons attends NI-Belarus match despite government guidance.

UK has sanctions in place against Belarus due to the country's support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine .

Uefa told the BBC that Belarus was not permitted to host matches, but it did not comment on its position on Belarus playing games elsewhere.