Violent clashes broke out in Moscow yesterday as thousands of demonstrators poured on to the streets on the eve of Vladimir Putin’s inauguration as president.
Hundreds of riot police cordoned off part of Bolotnaya Square, where the protesters were due to hold a sanctioned rally, sowing confusion and triggering violence as demonstrators tried to break through.
Shouting “fascists” and “Russia without Putin”, marchers hurled stones, bottles and Molotov cocktails at riot police who fought back with batons in the first violence since a Moscow protest movement began in December. Early reports said there were about 200 arrests.
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