By Associated Press and Leon Watson PUBLISHED: 05:57 EST, 18 February 2014 | UPDATED: 11:09 EST, 18 February 2014 Two members of the punk group Pussy Riot have been detained while walking in the Winter Olympics host city of Sochi. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova wrote on Twitter that she and Maria Alekhina were stopped and accused of a crime. She said a third member of the loosely organised group was also detained. Local activist Seymon Simonov said the two Pussy Riot members were accused of theft and nine people were held in all. Scroll Down for Video
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Maria Alekhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova were 'accused of theft'
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Several other activists were also detained by police, it is claimed
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It said the Russians have also unjustly arrested seven other activists
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