In Odessa, firecrackers were thrown at a cafe rented for a buffet for gay festival participants
Unknown people threw firecrackers at a cafe where a buffet of participants of the LGBT festival in Odessa “Odessa Pride 2015” was supposed to take place.
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The incident occurred at the address: st. Staroportofrankovskaya, 83.
Law enforcement officers were prepared for such a development of events and immediately detained several rioters.
According to the organizers, none of the festival participants were injured and all planned events will take place.
Let us remind you that on August 12, the Odessa police asked the city council to go to court regarding the ban on the march of participants in the LGBT festival “Odessa Pride 2015”. The court banned the equality march in Odessa, but the organizers appealed.
186 people confirmed their participation in the festival.
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