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A police officer takes away a flag from detained demonstrators during the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community rally in central St. Petersburg, Russia August 4, 2018. [Photo/Reuters]
Russian police detained around 25 gay rights activists who took part in an unsanctioned rally in St Petersburg on Saturday, according to Reuters witnesses.
A few dozen activists gathered at Palace Square on Saturday afternoon, defying a ban to hold the rally.
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