Police have confirmed the fact of mass fight on Friday night (June 22) in three Moscow locations. Around 50 people from the right-wing extremists had attacked against people from Central Asia and Caucasus (there were some people from Kyrgyzstan as well). One ethnic Armenian man was hospitalized with stab wounds.
Police arrested more than 40 people. They coordinated attacks against foreigners. According to agency reports, they were from the Movement Against Illegal Immigration, which is well-known with its ultra-nationalistic activities and whose name connected with recent ethnic clashes in Stavropol. It’s difficult to find differences between this organization and wild skinheads…
Today, Moscow police called up all political parties and movements to stop to encourage youth fighting against foreigners.
Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov pledged on Saturday that the city authorities "will not allow nationalist and chauvinist manifestations" in the capital and will "clamp down on all such moves", the Itar-Tass agency reports. The mayor explained to reporters that a mass fight was prevented in central Moscow on Friday. "Law enforcement bodies stopped attempts at scuffles and prevented a fight," he stressed. Masterminds were detained, and one person was injured, he added.
Police arrested more than 40 people. They coordinated attacks against foreigners. According to agency reports, they were from the Movement Against Illegal Immigration, which is well-known with its ultra-nationalistic activities and whose name connected with recent ethnic clashes in Stavropol. It’s difficult to find differences between this organization and wild skinheads…
Today, Moscow police called up all political parties and movements to stop to encourage youth fighting against foreigners.
Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov pledged on Saturday that the city authorities "will not allow nationalist and chauvinist manifestations" in the capital and will "clamp down on all such moves", the Itar-Tass agency reports. The mayor explained to reporters that a mass fight was prevented in central Moscow on Friday. "Law enforcement bodies stopped attempts at scuffles and prevented a fight," he stressed. Masterminds were detained, and one person was injured, he added.
Luzhkov is sure that police actions were timely. "Moscow is a multi-national city and it is a priority task to maintain friendliness among different nations," the mayor stressed.
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