Some 1,000 participants in the unsanctioned protest against the death of Spartak Moscow supporter Yegor Sviridovgathered on central Moscow’s Manezh Square on Saturday and ignored police demands to disperse.
© RIA Novosti . Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankSome 1,000 participants in the unsanctioned protest against the death of Spartak Moscow supporter Yegor Sviridovgathered on central Moscow’s Manezh Square on Saturday and ignored police demands to disperse.
Some 1,000 participants in the unsanctioned protest against the death of Spartak Moscow supporter Yegor Sviridovgathered on central Moscow’s Manezh Square on Saturday and ignored police demands to disperse.
© RIA Novosti . Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankThe area was sealed off and police reinforcements, including riot police, arrived at the square.
The area was sealed off and police reinforcements, including riot police, arrived at the square.
© RIA Novosti . Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankYegor Sviridov, 28, was killed earlier this week during a mass brawl between football fans and internal migrants from the North Caucasus in north Moscow. Police have already detained a man suspected of shooting him four times with a gun firing rubber bullets.
Yegor Sviridov, 28, was killed earlier this week during a mass brawl between football fans and internal migrants from the North Caucasus in north Moscow. Police have already detained a man suspected of shooting him four times with a gun firing rubber bullets.
© RIA Novosti . Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankThree people from Russia’s North Caucasus region were seriously injured after being attacked by football hooligans
Three people from Russia’s North Caucasus region were seriously injured after being attacked by football hooligans
© RIA Novosti . Vadim Zhernov / Go to the mediabankThe crowd dispersed only after the negotiations with Moscow police chief Vladimir Kolokoltsev.
The crowd dispersed only after the negotiations with Moscow police chief Vladimir Kolokoltsev.
© Photo : Denis Voronin "If we are calling each other to order, including order in the city streets, I ask everyone to treat each other with respect," Kolokoltsev said urging the demonstrators to be patient and wait for the completion of the investigation.
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© Photo : Denis Voronin
"If we are calling each other to order, including order in the city streets, I ask everyone to treat each other with respect," Kolokoltsev said urging the demonstrators to be patient and wait for the completion of the investigation.
© Photo : Denis VoroninKolokoltsev said the police tried to minimize the use of force during the rally.
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© Photo : Denis Voronin
Kolokoltsev said the police tried to minimize the use of force during the rally.
© RIA Novosti . Vadim Zhernov / Go to the mediabankSome ten people were injured in the clashes and 65 football fans were detained by the police.
Some ten people were injured in the clashes and 65 football fans were detained by the police.
© RIA Novosti . Vadim Zhernov / Go to the mediabankSome 2,000 fans gathered in the center of St. Petersburg earlier on Saturday clashes broke out after police prevented them from marching. Lumps of ice were thrown at police officers and a road was blocked. There have been a number of arrests.
Some 2,000 fans gathered in the center of St. Petersburg earlier on Saturday clashes broke out after police prevented them from marching. Lumps of ice were thrown at police officers and a road was blocked. There have been a number of arrests.