(8 Dec 2011) HEADLINE: Moscow police clash with anti-Putin demonstrators
CAPTION: Police clashed Tuesday on a central Moscow square with demonstrators trying to hold a second day of protests against alleged vote fraud in Russia's parliamentary elections. (Dec. 6)
[Location - Date:Moscow, Dec. 6]
[Source:AP]
[VO:night protests]
[VOICE-OVER]
This is the scene in Moscow.
(nat sound protests)
For the second consecutive nights a mass of protesters have taken to the streets to demonstrate against alleged election fraud.
[Notes:police in riot gear]
Police detained at least 250 people in the capital.
More were arrested elsewhere.
[Notes:election result counting source RU-RTR no access Russia]
This is all centered on Sunday's national election results.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's United Russia party held on to the parliament but saw a significant drop in support.
[Notes:more protests]
However, opponents say even that watered-down victory was due to massive vote fraud.
Russian officials are denying any significant vote violations, but world leaders are calling for an official review.
SOT Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State
"We've just witnessed a flawed Duma election in Russia, including efforts to halt the election monitoring by GOLOS, a respected independent civil society organization."
[Notes:More protests]
Putin is rejecting the notion that his is the party of crooks and says the losses at the polls are the inevitable result of being the party in power.
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