August 19, 2009 - 13:48 AMT
Skinheads attack Armenian and Chechen teenagers in Moscow
On August 16, about 6:30 p.m., two radicals aged 18-20 attacked 8th grade schoolchildren George Mukanyan (Armenian) and Asambek Iznaurov (Chechen), both being Russian citizens and permanent residents of Moscow. The attack took place in Street Polyarnaya, Moscow, not far from «Polyarniy» cinema house, UAR press service reported to PanARMENIAN.Net. «As confirmed by the aggrieved children, the were quietly walking along the street when two men turned up and, insulting their national identity, immediately assaulted them with brass knuckles and an edge-tool. Thanks to the fact that both guys go in for kickboxing, they managed to save their lives by giving attackers an unexpected repulse. As a result of xenophobia attack, George Manukyan received face injury and had to go to the traumatology centre in Dekabrist street to have his cut stitched. Aslambek also received a bodily damage. The incident was noticed by а police patrol passing by. Attackers immediately escaped. Policemen ran after criminals but didn't manage to catch them. God knows what would have happened hadn't it been for the children's firmness and policemen's vigilance,» UAR says in a release.