Police say the activity was interpreted as disruptive and inappropriate, especially given the high-security nature of the location.
Four ultra-Orthodox Jewish men were taken into custody in St. Petersburg, Russia, after they were seen dancing and taking photos near the headquarters of the Federal Security Service (FSB), the agency that replaced the Soviet-era KGB.
The group included one Israeli citizen, two Americans, and one Russian national, all between the ages of 19 and 29.
According to Russian news outlet TASS, the men had recently visited the Grand Choral Synagogue, one of the city’s oldest and most prominent Jewish houses of worship, before stopping outside the FSB building on Liteyny Avenue.