July 4, 2009 - 16:15 AMT
3 criminal cases were instigated on the incident in Marganets, Dnepropetrovsk
3 criminal cases were instigated on the incident in Marganets, Dnepropetrovsk, Head of Ukraine MIA Central Administration in Dnepropetrovsk region, Anatoliy Naumenko said. ''3 criminal cases were instigated: on incriminations with murder, hooliganism and hooliganism in the vicinity of hospital. Only one person, who shot at police sergeant SergeyBondarenko, was detained. Complicity degree of other conflict participants is being investigated at the moment.''

According to the Head of Head of Ukraine MIA Central Administration, the conflict was started between two Marganets citizens, who were making a bet.

''It was just a domestic incident, without Armenian- Ukrainian conflict underlying,'' New Bridge Information Agency cited Naumov as saying.


On June 28, riots started after a fight between Ukrainians and Armenians in a cafe of Ukrainian city of Marganets. A young police inspector was killed at the attempt to stop the fight. Ukrainians called the police and Armenians disappeared from the scene of fight.

For the second time, fight participants met at the hospital to where those injured were taken. Both companies came with reinforcement.

Kids playing nearby witnessed the pogrom. After a short fight Armenians left and their cars were left for hooligans to demolish. 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.