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Two women in the Ural Mountains city of Perm threw Molotov cocktails at the local office of the ruling United Russia party, igniting a blaze
inside the building, Russian media reported Thursday.Emergency services told local media that the fire engulfed some 40 square meters (430
square feet) of the office, and photos taken from inside the building showed charred furniture and office equipment.According to the
Telegram news channel Baza, which has connections to Russian security services, two women threw several Molotov cocktails at the United
Ukraine.According to civil rights NGO Avtozak LIVE, more than 500 people in Russia have been accused or convicted of arson and attempted
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