Russian police raided the apartments of opposition leaders on the eve of a major protest to be staged against President Vladimir Putin. Armed security forces stood guard outside as investigators swept through the apartments of anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny, left-wing leader Sergei Udaltsov, and other activists, confiscating computer drives and documents.
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