Russia Arrests Hundreds of Anti-Putin Protestors

March 6th, 2012

Via: AFP:

Russian police on Monday broke up protests in Moscow and Saint Petersburg against Vladimir Putin’s victory in presidential polls, roughly arresting hundreds of people. Police moved in to disperse a protest at Pushkin Square in central Moscow, after hundreds of people refused to leave the venue at the end of a larger rally earlier.

Related: State Department: Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens: Moscow (Russia), Potential for Large-scale Political Demonstrations

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