MOSCOW (AP) -- Fearing more clashes between racist hooligans and mostly Muslim ethnic minorities, police detained more than 1,000 people in Moscow and several other Russian cities Wednesday, after weekend rioting in the capital left dozens injured....
1,000 Detained In Russia To Prevent Ethnic Clashes
By DAVID NOWAK, Associated Press
Wed, 12/15/2010 - 6:06pm
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