2 Members Of Punk Group Pussy Riot Released

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, left, and Maria Alekhina of Pussy Riot, arrive for a visit at the women's prison at the district Lichtenberg in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014. The activists visit the prison to g... Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, left, and Maria Alekhina of Pussy Riot, arrive for a visit at the women's prison at the district Lichtenberg in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014. The activists visit the prison to get informations about the handling of female prisoners in Germany. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) MORE LESS
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SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Two members of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot have been released after being detained by police in Sochi, the host city of the Winter Olympics.

No charges were filed against Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alekhina, who were held along with several other people near the city’s ferry terminal, a popular area for fans celebrating the Olympics.

Seven other people who were detained with them also were released Tuesday.

Police said they were being questioned in connection with a theft at the hotel where they were staying.

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