On January 23, 2008, in Nizhny Novgorod, 3 young people aged 18-19 broke into the synagogue, tore the tablecloth off the table and began to throw religious books out of the windows. The prayer house guard tried to stop them, but the young people resisted and beat him.

The attackers, residents of Moscow and the Moscow region, were detained on the same day "in hot pursuit." According to preliminary information, all of them are fans of the hockey club "Spartak" and came to the city to support the team in the match with Nizhny Novgorod "Torpedo".

The prosecutor's office of Nizhny Novgorod initiated a criminal case under part 2 of article 116 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (beatings committed out of hooligan motives). A check is being carried out for signs of a crime under Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (incitement of national, racial and religious hatred).

Recall that on the eve of the unknown posted nationalist leaflets on the doors and walls of the Nizhny Novgorod mosque.

See "Religion in a Secular Society" for details .

Sources

Synagogue attacked in Nizhny Novgorod // Interfax-religion. 2008. January 25.
Fans of the Moscow HC "Spartak" were detained for hooliganism in the Nizhny Novgorod synagogue // NewsNN.ru. 2008. January 23.

Attack on a synagogue in Nizhny Novgorod