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RFE/RLEfforts to save the Khimki forest suffered a major blow when activists camped out to prevent its destruction were attacked by masked assailants and later arrested.
Two journalists were also detained, including a RFE/RL correspondent.
Environmental activists had set up a round-the-clock watch last week in the historic oak forest north of Moscow, part of which is slated to be replaced by an $8 billion highway connecting Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Just after 5 a.m. on July 23, about 100 masked men appeared at the ecologists' camp, threatening to "kill" them. The men, who wore white T-shirts wrapped around their heads, tore down the activists' banners and removed the tents.
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