Police Detain Protesters in St. Petersburg, Russia as Over 40,000 Rally in Moscow

This report was published on YouTube on August 10.

Global News: Tens of thousands of Muscovites staged Russia's biggest political protest for years on Aug. 10, rallying to demand free city elections in spite of a government crackdown. 

The monitor said 55 people had been detained in St. Petersburg, 10 in Moscow and seven in Roston-on-Don. 

Police earlier detained one of the leading opposition activists, Lyubov Sobol, who is on a hunger strike.