1.   Police said demonstrators temporarily blocked the rails at five more points.

2.   Pickets blocking the rails near the mining town of Osinki allowed trains carrying ore to take their loads to treatment plants, the report said.

3.   He sympathized with the miners, but opposed blocking the rails.

4.   Miners, state employees, and members of the regional legislature blocked the rails in Anzhero-Sudzhensk in central Siberia, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.

5.   Protesting for months of unpaid back wages, miners have blocked rails across Russia in recent months, disrupting rail operations and leaving many businesses short of supplies.

6.   The students occupied platforms, blocked rails and climbed masts carrying power cables, forcing the station to shut down the electricity supply for more than five hours.

7.   Union leaders will meet on Friday to plan their next move, and miners across Kemerovo may block the rails again, ITAR-Tass said.