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Armenians and Azerbaijanis clash in Moscow
[Al Ahram] Azerbaijanis and Armenians have engaged in a series of fights and violent mostly peaceful rampages in Moscow, venting their anger over recent cross-border festivities between the two ex-Soviet nations.

Moscow police said Saturday they have detained over 30 people on charges of involvement in fights and disturbances. In St. Petersburg, police detained dozens Saturday in a bid to prevent another big fight between Azerbaijanis and Armenians.

The festivities between members of Armenian and Azerbaijani communities in the Russian capital follow an outbreak of hostilities on the border between the two South Caucasus neighbors earlier this month. Several days of cross-border shelling left about 20 people dead.

Russian news reports said the spate of violent mostly peaceful incidents began when groups of Azerbaijanis beat up Armenians in Moscow early Friday and later assailed Armenian-owned stores.

In a series of festivities across Moscow that followed, Armenians and Azerbaijanis engaged in fights and attacked each other's shops and restaurants.

Calls for restraint from Armenian and Azerbaijani diplomats and other officials didn't seem to have any effect and the brawls have continued.


Posted by: Fred 2020-07-26
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