Russian: Over 1,000 people detained as police fire tear gas at protesters

Over 1,000 people detained as police fire tear gas at protesters shouting 'Putin is a thief' during anti-corruption rallies across Russia after opposition leader is arrested 

Russian police on Monday detained as many as 750 protesters in Moscow, where people were demonstrating against official corruption. Opposition leader Alexei Navalny was arrested earlier in the day as he tried to leave his home ahead of the planned anti-Kremlin protest, his wife said, but she called for the demonstration to go ahead all the same. There were anti-Putin rallies in more than 180 towns and cities including Russia's Pacific capital Vladivostok where 22 were detained. In Putin's home city of St Petersburg, there were around 300 arrests by 3pm local time on Russia Day, which marks the country's emergency from the USSR a quarter of a century ago.