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.
| 2013 Biryulyovo riots | |||
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| Date | 13 October 2013 | ||
| Location | Biryulyovo, Moscow, Russia | ||
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| Detained | 200[2] | ||
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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Vostryakovsky Lane where the murder occurred and the initial gatherings begun -
Bulatnikovskaya Street, the location of most major events of 13 October 2013
See also
edit- Murder of Egor Sviridov (2010), another murder case that sparked riots in Moscow
References
edit- ^ a b "Бирюзовый бунт". Lenta.ru. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Russian nationalists riot in Moscow over murder blamed on migrant". Deutsche Welle. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Russian Police Chief Offers Bounty For Moscow Murder Suspect". RIA Novosti. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ Balmforth, Tom (14 October 2013). "Moscow police arrest 1,200 migrant workers after murder of ethnic Russian". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Ethnic Tensions in Moscow Spook the City's Migrants". RIA Novosti. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Police capture Azerbaijani suspected of Moscow murder". BBC News. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.