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109 Detained in North Russian Nationalist Unrest
Created: 03.09.2006 12:51 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 18:14 MSK
MosNews
One hundred and nine people have been detained in the town of Kondopoga in Russia’s northern Republic of Karelia, where ethnic enmity sparked massive disturbances on Saturday, Interfax reports.
“You know that a bloody fight in Kondopoga on August 30 left several of our fellow countrymen dead, which aroused a fair wave of anger in the town,” , Karelian President Sergei Katanandov said on local television on Sunday.
“Unfortunately, the killing in Kondopoga raised the issue of ethnic enmity, which hooligans used to provoke the unrest and to set shops on fire. We had to use force,” Katanandov said.
Criminal action was started against the 109 persons detained on charges of organizing massive disturbances. The investigation will be supervised by the republic prosecutor, he said.
Katanandov urged the public to “remain calm, not to yield to provocations and to be active in assisting the investigation.” “We’ll not allow anyone to shake the situation in the republic,” he said.
A group of Russian and  Chechen men clashed earlier this week at a Chechen-owned restaurant named “Chaika,” resulting in the deaths of at least two Russian men.
To revenge the deaths, dozens — possibly hundreds — of people and right-wing nationalists descended on Kondopoga over the course of the week and late Friday, groups attacked the restaurant with metal bars and Molotov cocktails and fought with riot police.
A rights activist said many Kondopoga residents considered the Chechen immigrants to be criminals.
Russia has seen a marked rise in xenophobia and racism in recent years, with a series of attacks on dark-skinned migrants, foreigners and Jews. Rights groups say authorities do little or nothing to combat the crimes.
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