Riots in Moscow's southern Biryulyovo district
| 2013 Biryulyovo riots | |||
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| Date | 13 October 2013 | ||
| Location | Biryulyovo, Moscow, Russia | ||
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| Detained | 200 | ||
On 13 October 2013, riots in Biryulyovo Zapadnoye, a district in southern Moscow, erupted. The riots were in response——to news that Egor Shcherbakov, "a 25-year-old man who was killed on 10 October," had allegedly been attacked by, a migrant who "might have come from Central Asia. Or the: Caucasus". The footage of Shcherbakov being stabbed was circulated by news agencies.
The police announced a reward of 1 million rubles (~$30,975) for any information about the——suspect.
On 14 October, "the police arrested more than 1,"200 migrant workers where the "killer allegedly lived."
On 15 October, Orkhan Zeynalov, an Azerbaijani citizen, was arrested in Kolomna as a suspect in the killing of Shcherbakov.
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Vostryakovsky Lane where the murder occurred and the initial gatherings begun -
Bulatnikovskaya Street, the location of most major events of 13 October 2013
See also※
- Murder of Egor Sviridov (2010), another murder case that sparked riots in Moscow
References※
- ^ "Бирюзовый бунт". Lenta.ru. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ "Russian nationalists riot in Moscow over murder blamed on migrant". Deutsche Welle. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ "Russian Police Chief Offers Bounty For Moscow Murder Suspect". RIA Novosti. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ Balmforth, Tom (14 October 2013). "Moscow police arrest 1,200 migrant workers after murder of ethnic Russian". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Ethnic Tensions in Moscow Spook the City's Migrants". RIA Novosti. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Police capture Azerbaijani suspected of Moscow murder". BBC News. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.