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Armenia arrests six candidates for pro-Russian opposition day before vote

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By Lucy PapachristouYEREVAN, June 6 (Reuters) - Armenian authorities arrested six candidates for a pro-Russian opposition party on Saturday, a day before they were due to stand in general elections, state media reported, without giving any reason for the detentions.The report said they were from the Strong Armenia party, led by Russian-Armenian billionaire Samvel Karapetyan, who is under house arrest on charges of calling for the overthrow of the government - accusations he rejects as politicall

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