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Petersburg Police Detain Ten Suspects in Murder Investigation, Confiscate Extremist Material


(May 8, 2008)

Police in St. Petersburg have detained ten suspects in the murder of a student and attacks on three other people, according to a May 5, 2008 report by the Sova Information-Analytical Center. The detainees, who range in age from eighth graders to young adults, reportedly had extremist literature and videos in their possession. The suspects are facing hooliganism and murder charges, not hate crime charges. Three remain in custody, the rest were released after signing pledges not to leave the city.


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