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In St. Petersburg in Russia, a few men went after LGBT Pride participants after the event and sprayed pepper gas in their faces. In the group of victims there were journalists, reports Fontanka, the St. Petersburg Internet newspaper.

Yesterday, on August 12, in St. Petersburg took place LGBT Pride. Even before the end of the rally, young men began to gather near the venue of the rally, but the police did not allow them to join the event. Participants of the rally for equality ended it at around 15:30, after which they began to disperse.

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