11:05am UK, Wednesday April 16, 2003

Lesbian pop stars Tatu have sparked outrage - by calling for young schoolgirls to join them in a mass naked photo shoot.

The Russian pair, both 18, plan to use the picture on the cover of their next album.

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Russian schoolgirl pop act Tatu

They want girl fans as young as 14 to take part, The Sun says.

Fourteen is the legal age of consent in Russia. In Britain it is 16.

A Tatu spokesman said: "We are looking for the most beautiful, coolest, cleverest and youngest girls."

The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children branded the move an "irresponsible publicity stunt".

A spokesman said: "We strongly urge young girls not to send naked photographs of themselves."