In Volgograd, the gathering of nationalists was dispersed

OMON in Volgograd dispelled the folk gathering declared by the nationalists after the terrorist attack at the railway station. It is reported by Lenta.ru. In total, up to 200 people took part in the action on the Alley of Heroes. According to Gazeta.ru, about 50 participants in the gathering were detained; Some of them are for putting candles in memory of the dead.

As specifies v1.ru, the detentions began 15 minutes before 16:00 - the time for which the events was assigned. The police approached four young people and demanded to present documents. Despite the fact that they obeyed the order, all four were detained. Later they tried to detain one of the organizers of the gathering of Mikhail Yasin, who spoke to the gathered, holding a candle in his hand. In his speech, he emphasized that the meeting has a peaceful character. Whether the police managed to detain Yasin, is not specified.

By 19:30 Monday , all the detainees were released without execution of protocols.

The nationalists announced the plans to hold a popular gathering on the eve of the Russian Regions community on the VKontakte social network. "A sufficient number is going to us, we immediately overlap Lenin Avenue and demand the resignation of the governor and mayor of the city!" - said in the announcement. Other nationalist resources were reprinted on the gathering, including the Sputnik and Pogrom community, with more than 50 thousand subscribers in VKontakte.

The explosion at the Volgograd railway station, which occurred on Sunday afternoon, led to the death of 17 people. Another 35 people were injured. On Monday, Interfax, citing a source in law enforcement agencies, reported that a member of the Buinakian group of Mujahedov Pavel Pechenkin (Ansar Ar-Rusi), a native of Mari El, could be a member of the Buinak. This information was officially not confirmed.

On Monday morning, a new terrorist attack occurred in Volgograd - a trolleybus was blown up at the peak in the Dzerzhinsky district of the city. 14 people were killed, 28 suffered . So far, five victims are identified.

Days from December 30 to January 3 were declared mourning in the Volgograd region. In the region, entertainment measures have been canceled, and the television channels are recommended to refuse to show entertainment programs.