Moscow, June 22: Russian state news agency Tass says a prominent member of the protest group Pussy Riot has been detained by the police anti-extremism division. The Mediazona website reported that Pyotr Verzilov was seized at his apartment by unidentified men who broke down the door on Sunday morning. Also Read | Rain Lashes Parts of Delhi, Water-logging in Some Areas of National Capital: Live News Breaking & Coronavirus Updates on June 22, 2020.

Tass cited a police source as saying Verzilov was detained as part of an investigation but did not report further details. Verzilov publishes Mediazona. He attracted worldwide attention in 2018 when he and three other Pussy Riot activists entered the field of the World Cup final in Moscow to protest police brutality, an action for which they served 15 days in jail. Also Read | Donald Trump's Rally in Tulsa Likely to Emerge as 'COVID-19 Super Spreader Event', Says Brown University Health Expert.

Two months later, he became severely ill from what group members suspected was poisoning and was flown to Germany for treatment. (AP) RAX RAX 06220711 NNNNBergamo. The match has been dubbed “Game Zero” by Italian media.

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