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Observers Praise Police Work at Moscow Protest Rally

Observers Praise Police Work at Moscow Protest Rally

09:23 05/02/2012 MOSCOW, February 5 (RIA Novosti)

Public observers praised police activity at Saturday’s protest rallies in Moscow but said the rallies could have been organized in a better way.

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