Russian police made several arrests after dozens of residents of Yakutsk gathered in a central square of the eastern Siberian city to protest the alleged murder of a local man by a suspect who they said was Tajik. Eyewitnesses said at least 15 people were detained on January 24 by security forces after some 50 people gathered in Yakutsk's Victory Square. Police attempted to disperse the protesters, telling them the suspect, who they said had a Russian passport, had been arrested. The protest was triggered by the stabbing death of a resident of Yakutsk's Namsky district on January 20. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Siberia.Realities, click here.
Dozens Protest Local's Killing In Siberia's Yakutsk; Several Detained
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