No fight between Armenians and Azeris in PFUR, a Spokesman says

PanARMENIAN.Net - There was no fight on the territory of the People Friendship University of Russia, Galina Kuzmina, Spokesman for the PFUR told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. The injured Azeri young man is not a PFUR student, according to her. "I learned about the fight from Internet. Our University has held Planet South West Festival for 21 years. Representatives from over 100 countries take part in it. It's a festivity not only for the students but also for their friends and countrymen from various institutions and Moscow residents. The order is secured by police and OMON. To be honest, there were attempts to start a fight but they were prevented immediately. We are not responsible for what is happening beyond the university's territory. There was no fight within the university and no one was injured.



Earlier Russian media reported that on May 1 a mass fight took place between the students of Azerbaijani and Armenian origin of the People Friendship University of Russia. The fight was stopped by OMON, however it continued in the backyard of the campus, where the students escaped. Some sources say, one man was taken to hospital with a gun wound. Over 20 people were detained, all are foreign citizens.