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Opposition Activists Detained before Petersburg Protest Stroll Released

21:50 27/05/2012 ST. PETERSBURG, May 27 (RIA Novosti)

Opposition leader Olga Kurnosova and an opposition activist who were detained in the center of St. Petersburg before their protest stroll were released from the police, they were fined for violating traffic rules, Olga Kurnosova said.

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