Russian Gay Activists Attacked in St. Petersburg, Interfax Says
By Stepan Kravchenko -
2012-05-17T18:20:29Z
Russian gay activists were attacked today in St. Petersburg, Interfax newswire said, citing a report by its correspondent on the scene.
Scores of masked men stopped a bus carrying the activists from an anti-homophobia rally and started beating them, Interfax said.
To contact the reporter on this story: Stepan Kravchenko in Moscow at skravchenko@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Balazs Penz at bpenz@bloomberg.net
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