Protesters massed in Chisinau today, with smaller protests in six other towns. There was a heavy police presence.
Authorities detained 13 suspected members of a paramilitary group this week who allegedly planning to attack the capital and a northern city with a majority Russian population, with the aim of creating a new separatist republic similar to the one in eastern Ukraine.
Interim Prime Minister Gheorghe Brega on Sunday called for increased security saying there were threats to Moldova's national security.