19 Jan 2014 19:03

Over 165,000 people fill Moscow churches for Epiphany celebration

MOSCOW. Jan 19 (Interfax) - More than 165,000 people have joined the annual Epiphany celebration at Moscow churches last night, the Moscow Police have reported.

"Night services were conducted at 125 churches, monasteries and convents," a police spokesman told Interfax on Sunday.

Over 2,500 policemen and interior troops were maintaining public order, he said.

Around 90,000 people gathered at traditional Epiphany diving sites, he added.