SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russian police arrested four gay rights protesters who unfurled a banner in St Petersburg on Friday declaring "Discrimination is incompatible with the Olympic Movement", gay rights group All Out said.
The police in Russia's second city were not immediately available to comment on the incident, which took place shortly before the opening ceremony at the Sochi Winter Olympics.
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