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MOSCOW: The Russian capital registered a 300 per cent surge in racial hate crimes in 2008, which claimed the lives of 47 non-whites, a senior police
official said here.
"In 2008, 47 non-whites were killed and 46 were physically assaulted, which represents 300 per cent rise in crimes against non-whites as compared to 2007," Moscow Police Chief, General Vladimir Pronin was quoted by Interfax news agency.
According to Moscow-based 'Sova' an NGO monitoring hate crimes in the country, Russia could be swept by a new wave of xenophobia due to financial crisis.
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