The pogrom in Korkino happened on the evening of October 24, 2024, as various publications report, local residents of the Gypsy quarter killed a Russian female taxi driver, which provoked a pogrom. Local residents besieged several houses and turned over cars, the sounds of shooting were heard, at least two persons were wounded. Law enforcement forces arrived at the scene and tried to stop the conflict, but this only angered the Russian residents.[1][2][3][4]
| Korkino pogrom | |
|---|---|
| Location | Korkino, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia |
| Date | 24 October 2024 |
| Target | Romani people |
Attack type | Pogrom |
| Deaths | None |
| Injured | 2 injured |
| Perpetrators | Russian pogromists |
| Motive | Anti-Romani sentiment |
43 suspected perpertrators of the riot were detained.[5]
References
edit- ^ "В Коркино Челябинской области жители вышли на сход после убийства таксистки". Meduza (in Russian). 24 October 2024.
- ^ "После убийства таксистки местные жители устроили погром в цыганском квартале". 74.ru (in Russian). 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Челябинские силовики стянуты в Коркино после резонансного убийства таксистки". Ura.news (in Russian). 24 October 2024.
- ^ "В Челябинской области убили таксистку. Местные бунтуют и жгут машины, их разгоняет ОМОН". 59.ru (in Russian). 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Как убийство таксистки в Коркино переросло в народный бунт: хронология событий". РЕН-ТВ. 2024-10-25.