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Putin critic Navalny arrested at Moscow protest | |
(35 minutes later) | |
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been arrested at a protest in Moscow, hours after being given a suspended sentence for fraud. | |
His brother Oleg had been given a three-and-a-half-year prison term for the same offence. | |
Navalny had tweeted a picture of himself on the way to the Manezh Square rally and was later pictured there. | |
He says the charges were politically motivated and linked to his opposition to President Vladimir Putin. | He says the charges were politically motivated and linked to his opposition to President Vladimir Putin. |
Navalny had called on his supporters to "take to the streets" after the sentencing. | |
He then tweeted a selfie on a metro carriage, with the caption: "House arrest- yes. But today I really want to be with you. That's why I'm going too #Manezhka". | |
Television pictures from Manezh square showed hundreds of people gathered in temperatures below -10C. | |
Pictures of Navalny at the protest have been circulated on Twitter. | |
Police cars and several coaches could also be seen. | |
Thousands had said on Facebook that they planned to attend the rally near the Kremlin, at 19:00 (16:00 GMT). |