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MINSK, May 27 (Reuters) - Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko ordered officials on Friday to expel some foreign media, accusing Russian journalists of sowing panic about his ex-Soviet republic during a currency crisis.

"Do everything to make sure those media are no longer present on our territory," Lukashenko told officials at a government meeting without naming any particular outlets. "Russian media were the most hysterical."