Central Asian migrants in Russia facing threats, detention in wake of concert attack
After four nationals from Tajikistan were accused of terrorism in Friday's deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall, Central Asian migrant communities in Russia fear raids and deportation, as well as threats and violence.
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![A police officer stands guard by a makeshift memorial in front of the burnt-out Crocus City Hall concert venue in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow, on March 25, 2024. At least 137 people were killed when gunmen in camouflage stormed Crocus City Hall, shooting spectators before setting the building on fire in the most fatal attack in Europe to have been claimed by Islamic State jihadists. A man in a police uniform stands behind a pile of flowers.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7157780.1711576639!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/2105324268.jpg)
After four nationals from Tajikistan were accused of terrorism in Friday's deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall, Central Asian migrant communities in Russia fear raids and deportation, as well as threats and violence.