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Russian police detain opposition leader Navalny at rally

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaks to journalists after a hearing at the European Court of Human Rights (in Strasbourg on Jan 24, 2018. (AFP photo)

MOSCOW: Police on Sunday detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny at a rally in Moscow which he had called to protest March presidential polls expected to extend Vladimir Putin's Kremlin term to 2024.

"I have been detained," Navalny tweeted. "This means nothing. Come to Tverskaya (Avenue)," he said, referring to Moscow's main thoroughfare.

(Video YouTube/euronews)

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