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Russian shock artist sets fire to doors of FSB headquarters (VIDEO)

A video of the event was posted on Pavlensky’s Vimeo video-sharing account early on the morning of Nov. 9. There were unconfirmed reports on social media that the artists has been arrested.

Pavlensky first shot to public attention in 2012, when he sewed his mouth shut in protest at the detention of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot.