July 17, 2003 - 19:59 AMT
TWO KILLED IN SKIRMISH BETWEEN AZERIS IN MOSCOW
Two people were killed in a skirmish taken place the day before near "Cherkizovskaya" metro station in Moscow. According to the data of law-enforcement bodies of the Russian capital, the skirmish took place between two groups of local Azeris totaling 15 people. As evidenced by witnesses, it began with a dispute and finished in a fight with use of chains and guns. At the site of occurrence it was managed to detain 10 people, which were delivered to the local police department. Investigators are now clearing up the details of the incident. Russian media does not rule out that the skirmish took place due to contradictions in business - all those arrested were trading at Cherkizovskiy market.