Thousands protest arrest of Russian regional governor

MOSCOW (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators in the Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk have protested the arrest of the region’s governor on charges of involvement in multiple murders. The Saturday demonstration in the city 6100 kilometers (3800 miles) east of Moscow was unsanctioned but no arrests were reported. Local news media gave estimates of the crowd ranging from 5,000 to 35,000. Sergei Furgal, the Khabarovsk region governor, was arrested Thursday and flown to Moscow where he was