The raids targeted more than 100 people and took place days before Moldova goes to the polls. Photo: EPA PHOTO

Moldovan authorities have carried out 250 raids and detained dozens as part of an investigation into an alleged Russia-backed plan to incite "mass riots" and destabilise the country around a critical parliamentary election.

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The raids targeted more than 100 people and took place in multiple locations across the country, police said.

Seventy-four people were detained for up to 72 hours, said Victor Furtuna, Moldova's chief prosecutor from the Office for Combating Organised C

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