A member of the punk group Pussy Riot said she and one her band mates were today detained while walking in downtown Sochi, the host city of the Winter Olympics.
Nadazhda Tolokonnikova wrote on Twitter that she and Maria Alekhina were stopped and accused of a crime. She said a third member of the loosely organised group also was detained.
Local activist Seymon Simonov said the two Pussy Riot members were accused of theft and nine people were held in all.
Tolokonnikova said authorities used "force" during the detention near the ferry terminal area where booths celebrating the Olympics have been set up.
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