Two foreign students were detained in Moscow for setting fire to two…
Two foreign students were detained in Moscow for setting fire to two relay cabinets on a section of the Paveletsky line of the Moscow Railway (MZhD). Moscow, July 17. Vesti. Moscow law enforcement authorities detained two foreign students who carried out the arson attack on two relay cabinets on one of the sections of the Paveletsky direction of the Moscow Railway.
Consensus
- Two foreign students were arrested in Moscow for setting fire to relay cabinets on the Paveletskoye direction of the Moscow Railway.
- The arson was carried out on a railway section, and no disruption to train schedules was reported.
- The suspects were recruited via a messaging app by an unknown person who offered $300 for the act.
- The students allegedly recorded their actions on video.
- An investigation was launched, and a criminal case was opened under Article 205 of the Russian Criminal Code (terrorist act).
- The suspects were sent to pre-trial detention (SIZO).
- The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, Irina Volk, confirmed the details in public statements.
- The students are reportedly from a Moscow university and are 21 years old.
Points of divergence
- The incident occurred in May 2026 on the Ugrishskaya–Lyublino section of the railway. — mediazona
- The media outlet reports that three relay cabinets were set on fire, contradicting the other sources which state two. — mediazona
- The students' names are M. Dahoumane and A. Bouferroukh, and they are enrolled at the Russian State University named after Kosygin in the Institute of Economics and Management. — mediazona
- The incident was reported on July 17, 2024, and the Second Western Military District Court sentenced another foreigner to 16 years for a similar crime on a different line. — vm
- The article mentions a similar incident in St. Petersburg involving a 15-year-old and a prior case in Kolomna involving two minors, but these are not related to the current event. — vesti
Coverage (4 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
- Foreign students detained in Moscow for arson of relay cabinets — Москва 24