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Hungary Roma mourn 'gang victim' | Hungary Roma mourn 'gang victim' |
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The sixth victim of what police believe is an armed gang targeting members of Hungary's large Roma (Gypsy) community is being buried in the country's east. | |
Maria Balogh, 45, was shot dead at her home in the village of Kisleta early on Monday morning. | Maria Balogh, 45, was shot dead at her home in the village of Kisleta early on Monday morning. |
Her 13-year-old daughter, Ketrin, was also shot several times and remains in intensive care at Nyiregyhaza hospital. | Her 13-year-old daughter, Ketrin, was also shot several times and remains in intensive care at Nyiregyhaza hospital. |
Police are treating the attack as the work of a group believed responsible for several murders in the past year. | Police are treating the attack as the work of a group believed responsible for several murders in the past year. |
In April, a Roma man was shot dead in front of his home in north-eastern Hungary, two months after a Roma father and his five-year-old son were killed in front of their home south of Budapest, which was then set on fire. | In April, a Roma man was shot dead in front of his home in north-eastern Hungary, two months after a Roma father and his five-year-old son were killed in front of their home south of Budapest, which was then set on fire. |
Those deaths followed the murder of a Roma couple in north-eastern Hungary last November. | Those deaths followed the murder of a Roma couple in north-eastern Hungary last November. |
In each case, the victims have come from outlying houses in Roma settlements, although Monday's shooting was the first time the killers had actually entered a house. | In each case, the victims have come from outlying houses in Roma settlements, although Monday's shooting was the first time the killers had actually entered a house. |
Other attacks where the apparent targets escaped injury have also been documented. | Other attacks where the apparent targets escaped injury have also been documented. |
Police have set up a 100-member team and offered a large reward to catch the perpetrators, but so far to no avail. | Police have set up a 100-member team and offered a large reward to catch the perpetrators, but so far to no avail. |
Up to 7% of the Hungarian population are Roma, with the majority living increasingly segregated lives in the countryside. | Up to 7% of the Hungarian population are Roma, with the majority living increasingly segregated lives in the countryside. |
Kisleta is a small community some 200 miles (320km) east of the capital Budapest. | Kisleta is a small community some 200 miles (320km) east of the capital Budapest. |
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