A policeman at a rally in St. Petersburg took out a service weapon

A police officer in St. Petersburg, during a protest on Sennaya Square, took out a service pistol and began to retract the bolt to be put into a firing position. However, he did not use weapons.

During the incident, a crowd of protesters approached the law enforcement officers, they threw snowballs at the police and kicked them. The video was published by Fontanka. In addition, the media reported that the police in St. Petersburg used stun guns and tear gas.

Rallies in support of the oppositionist are held on January 31 throughout Russia. The protesters demand the release of Alexei Navalny from arrest. More than 2 thousand people have already been detained, OVD-Info reported. More than 200 people have been detained in St. Petersburg so far.

Read about the promotions on January 31 in the online broadcast of Kommersant.

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