Riot police in helmets roughly dragged more than 550 protesters into detention vans Tuesday evening in central Moscow but the opposition warned they would stage a major protest organised via the internet at the weekend. Protesters were planning more demonstrations today.
Amid growing international alarm, Mr Gorbachev said the results of Sunday's poll should be annulled and new elections held due to "numerous falsifications and rigging."
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