MOSCOW -- A group of teenagers suspected of attacking a Tajik train has been apprehended in Russia.
Police in Russia's Voronezh Oblast said on November 5 that eight local teenagers between 15 and 18 years old have been arrested and charged with vandalism.
Last week, Russia's Interior Ministry acknowledged the October 26 attack on the Moscow-Dushanbe line, saying hooligans had stoned the train, breaking windows in several cars.
The Tajik Railways Company sent a note to its Russian counterpart, demanding full investigations into what it said were two attacks -- one on the Moscow-Dushanbe line and another on the Moscow-Khujand route.
An official at the Tajik Embassy in Moscow told RFE/RL that the attackers shouted nationalist remarks.
The Russian statement last week denied any nationalist overtones to the attack.
Based on reporting by "Kommersant" and Interfax
Police in Russia's Voronezh Oblast said on November 5 that eight local teenagers between 15 and 18 years old have been arrested and charged with vandalism.
Last week, Russia's Interior Ministry acknowledged the October 26 attack on the Moscow-Dushanbe line, saying hooligans had stoned the train, breaking windows in several cars.
The Tajik Railways Company sent a note to its Russian counterpart, demanding full investigations into what it said were two attacks -- one on the Moscow-Dushanbe line and another on the Moscow-Khujand route.
An official at the Tajik Embassy in Moscow told RFE/RL that the attackers shouted nationalist remarks.
The Russian statement last week denied any nationalist overtones to the attack.
Based on reporting by "Kommersant" and Interfax
