Attack On Roma Camp In Ukraine Leave One Dead, Four Injured
Rukhshan Mir (@rukhshanmir) Published June 24, 2018 | 08:12 PM
Kiev, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Jun, 2018 ) :Masked assailants have attacked a Roma camp in western Ukraine, killing one person and injuring four others including a child, police said Sunday.
The incident follows a series of attacks on Roma communities in Ukraine's capital Kiev and in the cities of Lviv and Ternopil that have been condemned by rights groups.
A group of masked individuals attacked the camp on the outskirts of Lviv late on Saturday with weapons including batons, police spokesman Yaroslav Trakalo told AFP by phone.
A 24-year-old man died from stab wounds and three more people were hospitalised, including a 10-year-old Roma boy and a 30-year-old woman, the police spokesman said.
Police said they have already detained seven attackers and the organiser.
It is not yet known whether they are members of radical groups.
During an incident in Kiev in April a neo-Nazi group burnt down tents of a Roma community and chased women and small children, throwing stones at them and releasing pepper spray.
Police said they had not opened a criminal probe because none of those attacked in Kiev had reported the crime, Ukrainian media reported.
A neo-Nazi group called C14 posted footage showing its members taking part in the Kiev assault on Facebook and promised more attacks.
In mid-June leading rights groups urged Ukraine to investigate attacks and harassment against the Roma minority, slamming "an atmosphere of near total impunity" in the Western-backed nation.
In a joint letter to Kiev authorities, four groups including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International condemned what they said was a growing number of attacks by radicals.
"The authorities have so far failed... to respond to most incidents, which has created an atmosphere of near total impunity," the groups said.
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