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Moldovan police have disclosed they foiled a plot by Russia-backed groups trained to cause mass unrest during a protest against the government.

An undercover agent infiltrated groups of “diversionists,” among them Russian citizens, who had been promised $10,000 to create “mass disorder” to destabilise Moldova, the head of its police force told a news conference.

Viorel Cernauteanu said seven people were detained. Separately, police said 54 protestors were arrested and four bomb threats were registered.

The protest today was one in a series held against the new pro-Western government, organized by the so-called Movement for the People.

The group is backed by the Russia-friendly Shor Party, which holds six seats in Moldova’s legislature and is led by a UK-sanctioned oligarch, Sky News reported.