They smashed the van's windows and forced the driver out of the vehicle, police said.

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There were people who saw shop windows smashed and who thought they could just steal and it would be ok.

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As for the intimidation of participants, that concern was valid, as legal representatives of the Klebnikov family say even they suffered harassing phone calls and smashed-in car windows.

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