Two foreign students from Algeria were arrested in Moscow and sent… (студент · задержать · москва)
Two foreign students from Algeria were arrested in Moscow and sent to pre-trial detention on suspicion of setting fire to two relay cabinets on the Paveletskoye line of the Moscow Railway. The suspects allegedly received $300 for the act, which was coordinated via a messaging app with an unknown person.
Consensus
- Two foreign students were arrested in Moscow for setting fire to relay cabinets on the Paveletskoye line of the Moscow Railway.
- The incident occurred on one of the sections of the Paveletskoye line of the Moscow Railway.
- No disruptions to train schedules were caused by the incident.
- A criminal case was opened under Article 205 of the Russian Criminal Code (terrorist act).
- The suspects received $300 for carrying out the arson.
- One of the students communicated with an unknown person via a messaging app who offered money to set fire to transport infrastructure.
- The two students were sent to pre-trial detention.
- Both suspects are foreign nationals studying at a Moscow university.
Points of divergence
- The arson occurred in May 2026 on the 'Ugreshskaya–Lyublino' section of the railway, and three relay cabinets were set on fire, not two. — mediazona
- The students are named M. Dahoumane and A. Bouferroukh; they are enrolled at the 'University of Technology and Design' (Russian State University named after Kosygin). — mediazona
- A separate case involving a foreigner sentenced to 16 years in prison for setting fire to a relay cabinet on the Moscow-3–Malkovskaya section was mentioned, though it is unrelated. — vm
Coverage (3 sources)
- Two Algerian Students Sentenced to Pretrial Detention for Arson of Relay Cabinets in Moscow — Медиазона
- Two foreign students set fire to relay cabinets on the Pavelsk branch of the Moscow Railway — Вечерняя Москва
- Two foreign students arrested in Moscow for arson of relay cabinets on railway — Вести