Neo-Nazis appear active in Russia
[May 13, 1998]
An article appeared in a Moscow newspaper reporting that a neo-Nazi group had threatened to kill one Asian per day in honor of Hitler's birthday. Subsequently, Asians and other foreigners began to be attacked by skinheads. According to the Chicago Tribune [May 13, 1998], "About 20 skinheads brutally beat a couple of Asian women near the Arbat pedestrian district. A Nigerian, an Indian and a Kenyan were attacked in separate incidents. At a popular outdoor market, skinheads jumped a U.S. Marine, an African American with the U.S. Embassy contingent. Whether those incidents had anything to do with the published threats is unclear. But since neo-Nazi skinheads made their vow to begin killing on April 20, fear has risen among African and Asian foreigners who study, work and live in the Russian capital."
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