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| Moscow cemetery brawl: Two dead and 50 arrested | Moscow cemetery brawl: Two dead and 50 arrested |
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| Two people have been killed in a mass brawl at a Moscow cemetery, apparently in a dispute about jobs, police say. | |
| Russian news reports said up to 200 people took part in the brawl at the south-west Khovanskoye cemetery, the largest in the city. | Russian news reports said up to 200 people took part in the brawl at the south-west Khovanskoye cemetery, the largest in the city. |
| Police said the victims died after being run over by others trying to escape the scene in their cars. | |
| The Russian interior ministry said more than 50 people were arrested, Russia's Interfax news agency reported. | The Russian interior ministry said more than 50 people were arrested, Russia's Interfax news agency reported. |
| The ministry also confirmed that the fight involved firearms, although there were no reports of shooting injuries. | The ministry also confirmed that the fight involved firearms, although there were no reports of shooting injuries. |
| Police spokeswoman Sofya Khotina said police believe the brawl was caused by a territorial dispute between two different groups of cemetery workers. | Police spokeswoman Sofya Khotina said police believe the brawl was caused by a territorial dispute between two different groups of cemetery workers. |
| She said both of those killed were involved in the brawl, correcting earlier reports that one had been a police officer. | She said both of those killed were involved in the brawl, correcting earlier reports that one had been a police officer. |
| Russia media reports said the ethnic groups from ex-Soviet Central Asia and the Caucasus were fighting over the cemetery's lucrative services business. | 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. | Reports said police officers fired into the air in an attempt to quell the violence. |
| The Khovanskoye cemetery is a massive 200-hectare (500-acre) site on Moscow's southwestern outskirts. | The Khovanskoye cemetery is a massive 200-hectare (500-acre) site on Moscow's southwestern outskirts. |