Final amnestied foreign Greenpeace activist leaves Russia

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AFP Saint Petersburg
Last Updated : Dec 29 2013 | 7:15 PM IST
The last of the 26 foreign Greenpeace activists who were detained after an Arctic protest flew out of Russia today, the group announced, finally ending a saga that had caused global concern.
Polish national Tomasz Dziemianczuk, 37, flew out from Saint Petersburg to Warsaw, Greenpeace said in a statement. Thirty activists, including four Russians, were detained over the protest in September before being bailed and then benefitting from a Kremlin-backed amnesty.

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First Published: Dec 29 2013 | 7:15 PM IST

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