Police arrest peaceful anti-Kremlin protesters in Moscow

Members of Russia's OMON (Special Force) arrest peaceful protesters, who demonstrated in Moscow against what they said were rigged presidential elections..Russia went to the poll the day before to vote for Vladimir Putin's chosen successor, Dmitry Medvedev. .The protesters are part of a loose coalition of opposition members led by the former world chess champion Garry Kasparov and writer Eduard Limonov.

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Members of Russia's OMON (Special Force) arrest peaceful protesters, who demonstrated in Moscow against what they said were rigged presidential elections..Russia went to the poll the day before to vote for Vladimir Putin's chosen successor, Dmitry Medvedev. .The protesters are part of a loose coalition of opposition members led by the former world chess champion Garry Kasparov and writer Eduard Limonov.