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Interfax, Russia
June 8 2012
Armed conflict between ethnic Uzbeks and Armenians prevented in Russia's Urals
YEKATERINBURG. June 8
The police have prevented an armed conflict between members of the
Uzbek and Armenian communities in the town of Kamensk-Uralsky in
Russia's Sverdlovsk region, local Interior Ministry spokesman Valery
Gorelykh told Interfax.
"Seventy or so people were going to take part in the clashes. The
organizers of this interethnic 'meeting' and 18 activists were
detained. It has been established that 50 or 60 other people from the
Chelyabinsk and Kurgan regions were supposed to join the Uzbek group,"
he said.
Bats, radio stations, containers filled with gasoline, as well as
non-lethal and gas weapons and firearms were confiscated from the
suspects.
The conflict started on April 29, when members of the Armenian and
Uzbek communities had their first row at a local cafe. On the
following day, two ethnic Uzbeks were taken to hospital after being
attacked by several unknown people.
An ethnic Armenian was hospitalized with gunshot wounds on June 4.
He told the police that unknown people had opened fire on his car.
"Policemen were informed of the planned riots the next day: a group of
people, citizens of Uzbekistan and Russia, planned to stage mass
disturbances on the territory of the Armenian community," Gorelykh
said.
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June 8 2012
Armed conflict between ethnic Uzbeks and Armenians prevented in Russia's Urals
YEKATERINBURG. June 8
The police have prevented an armed conflict between members of the
Uzbek and Armenian communities in the town of Kamensk-Uralsky in
Russia's Sverdlovsk region, local Interior Ministry spokesman Valery
Gorelykh told Interfax.
"Seventy or so people were going to take part in the clashes. The
organizers of this interethnic 'meeting' and 18 activists were
detained. It has been established that 50 or 60 other people from the
Chelyabinsk and Kurgan regions were supposed to join the Uzbek group,"
he said.
Bats, radio stations, containers filled with gasoline, as well as
non-lethal and gas weapons and firearms were confiscated from the
suspects.
The conflict started on April 29, when members of the Armenian and
Uzbek communities had their first row at a local cafe. On the
following day, two ethnic Uzbeks were taken to hospital after being
attacked by several unknown people.
An ethnic Armenian was hospitalized with gunshot wounds on June 4.
He told the police that unknown people had opened fire on his car.
"Policemen were informed of the planned riots the next day: a group of
people, citizens of Uzbekistan and Russia, planned to stage mass
disturbances on the territory of the Armenian community," Gorelykh
said.
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