St. Petersburg: “white carriage” campaign in the metro

December 9, 2017 in St. Petersburg, three ultra-right activists attacked several subway passengers.

On December 9, 2017, a neo-Nazi act was committed in St. an attack on passengers in a subway car at the Technological Institute station.

It is reported that around noon, three young men armed nunchucks and a knife, entered the train car, beat one of the passengers with a "non-Slavic appearance" and pushed him into the station with a cry of "The car for the Russians!". After Then they attacked another visitor in the subway car and hit him on the head several times, shouting "Russia for the Russians!", "Sieg heil!" and White power!". Two other passengers tried to help and break up the fight, but were also hit with nunchucks.

Two of the three attackers have already been arrested. A third suspect has been put on the wanted list.

A criminal case has been initiated under Part 2 of Art. 213 of the Criminal Code (hooliganism).

Sources

• Neo-Nazis with nunchucks beat several people in the St. Petersburg metro with shouts of "The car for the Russians!" // Mediazone. 2017. December 11.