Thousands march in Moscow to mourn Nemtsov

Huge turnout for rally in honour of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov who was gunned down on Friday night.

01 Mar 2015 15

Tens of thousands of people have marched through Moscow in memory of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down in the Russian capital on Friday night.

More than 70,000 people turned out in central Moscow on Sunday, many carrying Russian flags and slowly marching through an avenue alongside River Moskva, one of the organisers said, but police estimated the crowd at more than 16,000.

Al Jazeera's Rory Challands, who is reporting from Moscow, said security is "very tight" for the rally.

Our correspondent is also reporting that a Ukrainian member of parliament, who attended the march, has been detained.

Thousands March in Moscow to Mourn Nemtsov by Thavam Ratna