Russian police detain anti-Kremlin activist Alexei Navalny

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By Euronews  with Reuters
Russian police detain anti-Kremlin activist Alexei Navalny

Russian police have detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny at a rally in central Moscow, a Reuters witness reports.

According to a reporter for the news agency, the activist was seen being bundled into a police truck in the capital’s Tverskaya Street. Hundreds of demonstrators are said to have surrounded the van in an effort to prevent his arrest.




Navalny had called the protest to denounce corruption.