Easter events draw about 400,000 people in Moscow
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Moscow, April 28, Interfax - About 400,000 Muscovites attended church services and had their Easter cakes consecrated on Saturday and on Easter night, Moscow Police spokesman Viktor Biryukov told Interfax."Events held on Saturday were attended by 292,000 people, of whom 140,000 attended church services and had their Easter cakes blessed at 258 churches," Biryukov said.Nearly 2,200 Muscovites attended the Easter service at the Christ the Savior Cathedral, about 1,500 at the Epiphany Cathedral, about 1,800 at the Church of the Assumption at Novodevichy Convent, some 6,300 at the St Daniel's Monastery and about 1,000 at the Church of All Saints on Sokol, he said.Nearly 152,000 residents visited the 58 largest cemeteries in and around Moscow, he added.No incidents or breaches of public peace occurred during the events, thanks to a strong police presence of some 5,400 officers.
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