2013 Biryulyovo riots

2013 Biryulyovo riots
Date 13 October 2013
Location Biryulyovo, Moscow, Russia
Parties to the civil conflict

Police

Number
600[2]—1,000[1]
Casualties
Detained 200[3]—380+[1]

On 13 October 2013, riots broke out in Moscow's southern Biryulyovo district after it was announced that Egor Shcherbakov, a 25-year-old man, was killed allegedly by a migrant who "might have come from Central Asia or the Caucasus" on 10 October.[3][4] The footage of the man being stabbed was circulated in the news agenices. The previous day, some 40 people gathered to demand justice.[1] The police announced a reward of 1 million rubles (~$30,975) for any information about the suspect.[4]

The riots turned violent as the protesters, a "mixed crowd of nationalists and locals", attacked properties owned by immigrants.[1]

On 14 October, the police arrested more than 1,200 migrant workers where the killer allegedly lived.[5]

On 15 October, Orkhan Zeynalov, an Azerbaijani citizen, was arrested as a suspect for killing Egor Shcherbakov in Kolomna, not far from Moscow.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Over 380 detained after anti-migrant riot in southern Moscow". Russia Today. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Бирюзовый бунт". Lenta.ru. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Russian nationalists riot in Moscow over murder blamed on migrant". Deutsche Welle. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Russian Police Chief Offers Bounty For Moscow Murder Suspect". RIA Novosti. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  5. ↑ Balmforth, Tom (14 October 2013). "Moscow police arrest 1,200 migrant workers after murder of ethnic Russian". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "Ethnic Tensions in Moscow Spook the City's Migrants". RIA Novosti. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Police capture Azerbaijani suspected of Moscow murder". BBC News. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
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