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Russia opposition leader Navalny detained outside home: spokeswoman

MOSCOW, Aug 25, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained outside his home on Saturday for reasons that were not immediately clear, his spokeswoman said on Twitter.

“Navalny was detained two hours ago outside his home. He is now in the (Moscow) Danilovsky police station. They did not say why he is being detained. They took his phone away,” Kira Yarmysh tweeted.

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