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18 Cannibal Corpse Fans Arrested In Russia

10/17/2014
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(TeamRock Radio) Russian police have arrested 18 Cannibal Corpse fans in St. Petersburg, it's been reported. Fans began to protest after the band's gig was cancelled at the last minute. And although the venue cited unspecified technical reasons, many believe the plug was pulled because of pressure from authorities.

Cannibal Corpse had previously been accused of blasphemy, with Dimitry Tsorionov, head of Russia's God's Will movement calling for the tour to be scrapped.

According to the St. Petersburg Times, fans began throwing bottles at police, leading to the arrests. Police say those detained were charged either with disorderly conduct or being drunk in public - offences that can lead to fines and up to 15 days in prison.

It was the third gig to be cancelled on the band's Russian tour, following previous difficulties in Ufa and Moscow - although their shows in Krasnodar, Samara, Chelyabinsk and Yekaterinburg went ahead without any problems.

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