MosJan Posted October 31, 2001 Report Share Posted October 31, 2001 MOSCOW POLICE PUT ON HIGH ALERTAbout 25 people were injured and 2 died (one of them an Armenian) in the acts of violence at Moscow's markets October 30. According to the Interfax Agency, about 300 members of the Russian National Union youth association attacked the markets and used violence against Caucasian merchants. The stalls of Azerbaijani merchants were destroyed at a similar act in Moscow last year. The Moscow city Interior Department has been transferred to a high alert status in the wake of large-scale fight in the capital's southern district. The measure is aimed at averting retaliation from the victims of the pogroms. Most of those involved in the fighting are originally from the Caucasus. © Copyright AZG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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