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Brawl at Moscow Cemetery - WTF??!!
« on: May 14, 2016, 06:33:25 AM »
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36293547

How can you have a fight in a cemetery?

At least two people have been killed in a mass brawl that broke out at a Moscow cemetery, Russian media report.
Russian news agencies said up to 200 people took part in the brawl at Khovanskoye cemetery in the south-west of the city.
Tass and Ria Novosti agencies said shooting was reported, but it is unclear who was involved in the fight.
There are conflicting reports as to whether any of the dead are police officers.
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Re: Brawl at Moscow Cemetery - WTF??!!
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2016, 09:13:11 AM »
Many of the migrant workers that come to Russia for work take unskilled labor jobs that pay a very low wage.

If the cemetery is a lucrative source of income, it's kinda obvious that there would be a brawl to defend this well paying source of income.
 
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Re: Brawl at Moscow Cemetery - WTF??!!
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2016, 11:50:11 AM »
It's Russia!!
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Re: Brawl at Moscow Cemetery - WTF??!!
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2016, 01:23:09 PM »
Quote from: Steveboy on May 15, 2016, 11:50:11 AM
It's Russia!!
Apparently, it was a brawl between the diggers and the owners of the cemetary.

The diggers got to keep only 15% of their salary, as the rest was 'costs' calculated to the diggers.

Of course, all employees were from Uzbekistan for some reason, (cheap labour?).
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Re: Brawl at Moscow Cemetery - WTF??!!
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2016, 02:22:35 PM »
Quote from: Markje on May 15, 2016, 01:23:09 PM
Quote from: Steveboy on May 15, 2016, 11:50:11 AM
It's Russia!!
Apparently, it was a brawl between the diggers and the owners of the cemetary.

The diggers got to keep only 15% of their salary, as the rest was 'costs' calculated to the diggers.

Of course, all employees were from Uzbekistan for some reason, (cheap labour?).

Odd, I thought only EU had a migrant problem...
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Re: Brawl at Moscow Cemetery - WTF??!!
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2016, 11:30:17 PM »
It's not a problem in Russia because these migrants are less radical.  They drink vodka....   :king:
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Re: Brawl at Moscow Cemetery - WTF??!!
« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2016, 01:09:46 AM »
Quote from: Omega1982 on May 15, 2016, 11:30:17 PM
It's not a problem in Russia because these migrants are less radical.  They drink vodka....   :king:

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