Mass brawl in southwest Moscow

July 26, 2010 in Moscow at about 22:00 near the Profsoyuznaya metro station there was a mass brawl between the natives of Uzbekistan and the natives of Kyrgyzstan.

A verbal conflict that began between several natives of Uzbekistan and citizens Kyrgyzstan, escalated into a fight in which, according to various estimates, from 20 to 40 Human. According to media reports, the clash was motivated by ethnic hatred, related to the events in southern Kyrgyzstan in June 2010.

The fight was stopped by the police. Two natives of Kyrgyzstan and three citizens of Uzbekistan were detained. At the ATC a representative of the Kyrgyz embassy in Moscow visited. After the protocols the detainees were released

As a result of the conflict, a citizen of Uzbekistan suffered. He was delivered to hospital from an apartment building on Nakhimovsky Prospekt with a stab wound in back.

Sources

• Mass brawl took place in the south-west of Moscow, one person was injured // RIA News. 2010. July 27.
• The Kyrgyz massacre continued in the capital city // Moscow's comsomolets. 2010. July 27.