Moscow, May 14, 2016 – At least three people have been confirmed killed and scores of others injured when a group of youths engaged themselves in brawl in local cemetery in Moscow, Russia.
3 KILLED, SCORES INJURED AS GROUPS BATTLE IN CEMETERY
Police in Moscow have attributed the brawl to issues related to lucrative jobs in the South-West Khovanskoy Cemetery.
Reports quoted the Russian News Agency as saying that over 200 people took part in the brawn, while Local police said two of the victims were run over by a car in attempt to escape from the scene.
We gathered that those involved in the scuffle engaged themselves with shovels, steel bars and baseball bats, while some fired gun shots, the police said, adding that officers have to fire into the air to halt the impasse.
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Police spokeswoman Sofya Khotina said the three people in the car, who were armed with pistols, were arrested but a source at the interior ministry said that more than 50 people have been arrested in connection with the incident.
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