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Riot police dismantled early on Wednesday the downtown Moscow camp set up by anti-Putin activists following complaints by local residents of filth and an unsafe environment for children. A Moscow court had earlier obliged police to “take action to put a halt to disorder” at the camp, which was set up a week ago in the wake of protests against the May 7 inauguration of President Vladimir Putin for a third term.![]()
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