Russian police 'arrest mother and children over forest protest'
Environmental activists trying to save part of the ancient
Khimki woodland say woman is falsely accused of making hoax bomb
threat   • The Guardian, Environmental activists attach a sign
with their family name to a tree during a protest in the Khimki
forest, known as Moscow's green belt. Photograph: Sergey
Ponomarev/AP  Environmentalists trying to protect an ancient
woodland near Moscow say police have arrested an activist and
her children, aged three and six.  Yaroslav Nikitenko, spokesman
for a group defending the Khimki forest, said Alla Chernysheva
was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of making a hoax bomb
threat.  He said she was innocent and her arrest was an attempt
to intimidate the group. Police denied knowledge of the
detention.  Part of the Khimki forest is being pulled down to
make way for a Moscow-St Petersburg motorway. Corruption in such
projects is common in Russia. Several journalists and activists
who have written or campaigne