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Audio: Russia arrests over 5,000 at wide protests backing Navalny

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Russia arrests over 5,000 at wide protests backing Navalny

Chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin, tens of thousands took to the streets Sunday across Russia to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up nationwide protests that have rattled the Kremlin. More than 5,000 people were detained by police, according to a monitoring group, and some were beaten. NewsNation’s Felicia Bolton reports.