MOSCOW, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- More than 2,000 people were arrested Saturday during ethnic protests in Moscow and the region around the Russian capital, police said.
Police said those detained included demonstrators from both sides, RIA-Novosti said. The situation in Moscow between ethnic Russians and immigrants from the North Caucasus has been tense since a 28-year-old Russian was killed in a clash Nov. 28.
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About 1,300 people were arrested in Moscow and another 800 elsewhere in the region. About 250 were detained in what was described as a riot at the Ostankino broadcasting center.
Last Saturday, about 5,000 nationalists clashed with police in Moscow.
