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| Moscow cemetery brawl: 'Two dead and 50 arrested' | |
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| At least two people have been killed in a mass brawl at a Moscow cemetery, Russian media report. | |
| Russian news agencies said up to 200 people took part in the brawl at the south-west Khovanskoye cemetery, the largest in the city. | |
| Tass and Ria Novosti agencies said shooting was heard, but it is unclear who was involved in the fight. | |
| Some reports said a policeman was among those killed, although that has not been confirmed or denied by the police. | |
| The Russian interior ministry says more than 50 people have been arrested, the Interfax news agency reported. | |
| A spokeswoman, Sofya Khotina, said police believe the brawl was caused by a territorial dispute between two different groups of cemetery workers. | |
| Russia media reports said the ethnic groups from ex-Soviet Central Asia and the Caucasus were fighting over the cemetery's lucrative services business. | |
| Reports said police officers fired into the air in an attempt to quell the violence. |