2013 Biryulyovo riots
Date13 October 2013
Location
Biryulyovo, Moscow, Russia
Parties
Local people
Number
600[1]
Casualties
Detained200[2]

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".[2][3] 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.[3]

On 14 October, the police arrested more than 1,200 migrant workers where the killer allegedly lived.[4]

On 15 October, Orkhan Zeynalov, an Azerbaijani citizen, was arrested in Kolomna as a suspect in the killing of Shcherbakov.[5][6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Бирюзовый бунт". Lenta.ru. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Russian nationalists riot in Moscow over murder blamed on migrant". Deutsche Welle. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Russian Police Chief Offers Bounty For Moscow Murder Suspect". RIA Novosti. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  4. ↑ Balmforth, Tom (14 October 2013). "Moscow police arrest 1,200 migrant workers after murder of ethnic Russian". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Ethnic Tensions in Moscow Spook the City's Migrants". RIA Novosti. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "Police capture Azerbaijani suspected of Moscow murder". BBC News. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
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