Thousands of people have been taking part in anti crushed chin antique oi part in anti crushed chin antique or rough chin protests across russia. After a call from the Opposition Leader. Pictures from moscow show people being detained and scuttles breaking out. The police say that nearly 500 people have been arrested in the capital alone including the Opposition Leader. They are thought to be the biggest in five years. Demonstrated here and in more than £100 in cities across the country called for the Prime Minister to resign, the protest, ahead of president ial elections next year with President Putin expected to seek a full time in office. From moscow he was our correspondent. Here on Pushkin Square in the Centre Of Moscow and the crowd is chanting, we are russian. There several thousand people who have covered here. The russian Authorities Say that this Anti Corruption protests is illegal. But people have come onto the streets anyway. There is a very heavy police presence. A short
Important and brave reporting fare from my colleague quentin. army officers have appeared on national television in gabon claiming they have seized power. they said they were annulling the results of the election on saturday where president bongo was declared the winner. this was when it was announced. translation: in the name of the people of gabon - and as guarantors of the institutions, we have decided to defend peace by putting an end to the current regime. to this end, the general elections of 26th august 2023 and the truncated results are cancelled. the borders are closed until further notice. all the institutions of the republic are dissolved. gabon is a former french colony, located on the west coast of central africa. the electoral commission said president bongo had won just under two thirds of the votes in an election the opposition argued was fraudulent. concerns over delays in returning the election results led to an internet shutdown, and a night time curfew