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10-Feb-2007
Moscow police search for offenders who attacked Newsweek reporter
MOSCOW, February 10 (Itar-Tass) -- Moscow police are searching for those who attacked a reporter of the Newsweek magazine's Russian version, a police source told Itar-Tass on Saturday.
The incident took place in the Moscow metro on Friday at about 23:30.
Four young men with cropped hair and wearing black jackets and boots came to the reporter, Aidar Buribayev, in a metro train at the Tverskaya station and began to offend the journalist. After offending words, they struck him in the face several times, the source said.
Most likely, the attack against Buribayev was committed on national hatred grounds.
According to the reporter, the attackers, when began to beat him, said: "Russia for Russians".
The journalist has injuries and black-and-blue marks.
An official investigation into the incident has been launched.
Itar Tass