Detention of mosque parishioners in Novy Urengoy
On September 2, 2010, in Novy Urengoy, police officers and The FSB arrived at the mosque and, presenting an order from the city's investigative committee, demanded present for inspection the premises in which at that moment 70 people committed itikaf (staying in the mosque for solitude and prayer). One of the arrivals, without introducing himself or presenting documents, went into the mosque in shoes and demanded that all those present follow follow him to the police station.