67 people were detained on the LGBT races on the Marse Field in St. Petersburg, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the city headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. According to other sources, more than 80 detainees. Gay activists intended to hold a promotion in the Hyde Park dedicated to the International Caming Auta Day-public recognition in LGBT. However, even before it began on the Marse Field, representatives of Cossack squads, nationalists and priests began to gather. LGBT activists were again attacked.
The police first did not interfere in the confrontation, then the detention began. Among the detainees of both LGBT activists and homophobes, as well as an Orthodox priest. In addition, the correspondent of the Rain television channel Anatoly Buzinsky was detained.
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A previous such action on the Marse Field was held on September 6. Then about 70 people took part in the rally. According to the results of the event, no one was detained ( 