Riots start in Ukrainian city of Marganets
Riots started after a fight in a cafe of Ukranian city of Marganets, at which a young police inspector was killed, representatives of the Armenian community of Dnepropetrovsk region state.
Some of those who took part in the cafe incident were Armenians.
According to community's lawyer Alla Arakelova, after the fight large-scale riots stared in city: houses have been burnt, more than 15 cars have been destroyed. "There are victims, women and elderly people are among them. Their relatives are now took off to other cities: Zaporozhye, Krivoy Rog, Dnepropetrovsk," she added.
Police reports, that the situation in Marganets is controlled, and denies occurrence of incidents after the fight in the cafe. They insist that it was purely domestic incident. According to the first deputy head of internal affairs ministry administration of Ukraine in Dnepropetrovsk region Igor Shovikov, "it was a small conflict, which was localized in the short term."
About two dozen participants of the fight from both sides have been detained. There is no information if a person who killed a young police officer is among them.
Representatives of the Armenian community accuse police for inaction. According to them, police did not intervene in the conflict, and community activists are going to picket the Regional Prosecutor's office and the Regional Department of the Interior.
22 -year-old policeman died from stab wounds in the city of Manganets. He tried to stop a fight at the local cafe. Sergeant of the patrol-sentry service was not performing his duties, he was dressed as a civilian. Another four people were hospitalized with injuries, tsn.ua reports.
Some of those who took part in the cafe incident were Armenians.
According to community's lawyer Alla Arakelova, after the fight large-scale riots stared in city: houses have been burnt, more than 15 cars have been destroyed. "There are victims, women and elderly people are among them. Their relatives are now took off to other cities: Zaporozhye, Krivoy Rog, Dnepropetrovsk," she added.
Police reports, that the situation in Marganets is controlled, and denies occurrence of incidents after the fight in the cafe. They insist that it was purely domestic incident. According to the first deputy head of internal affairs ministry administration of Ukraine in Dnepropetrovsk region Igor Shovikov, "it was a small conflict, which was localized in the short term."
About two dozen participants of the fight from both sides have been detained. There is no information if a person who killed a young police officer is among them.
Representatives of the Armenian community accuse police for inaction. According to them, police did not intervene in the conflict, and community activists are going to picket the Regional Prosecutor's office and the Regional Department of the Interior.
22 -year-old policeman died from stab wounds in the city of Manganets. He tried to stop a fight at the local cafe. Sergeant of the patrol-sentry service was not performing his duties, he was dressed as a civilian. Another four people were hospitalized with injuries, tsn.ua reports.
