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Moscow police detained scores of teenagers, reportedly between 100 and 300 by Telegram estimates, in a Saturday evening raid on the Kitai-Gorod nightlife district, with many issued military draft notices. Eyewitnesses said as many as 15 police vans arrived around 8:00 p.m. and officers began arresting people indiscriminately. One detainee said police stopped a group of friends on the way to a clothing store, asked their ages and took them to the Tagansky police station, where they were given draft notices. The Interior Ministry called the raid a preventive measure to maintain public order. Parents gathered outside the station, and Ostorozhno Novosti reported that police blocked them from entering while holding at least one 12-year-old. Baza reported at least 17 military summonses were issued. Magomed Gasanov, 21, was sentenced to 13 days' detention for disobeying police. The raid follows earlier police action against the young people, known as nonconformists or nefors, who gather in the neighborhood. Bereg reported that police have patrolled the area and harassed them since a March 20 attack on students leaving the Moscow Choral Synagogue, though it remains unclear whether any of them were involved. Lawmaker Nina Ostanina asked the Interior Ministry for information about the raid, alleging that minors may have been held for more than three hours without their guardians being notified, Vedomosti reported.