The Ministry of the Interior explained the attack near Kiti-Gorod in Moscow.
The chief director of the capital's Ministry of Internal Affairs explained the arrest of young people near the Kitty-Gorod metro station on the evening of November 7 as a preventive measure. According to media reports, more than a hundred people, including minors, were arrested.
The Ministry of the Interior stated that the attack was aimed at ensuring public order and suppressing administrative offenses, including drinking alcohol in public places. The department informed that citizens are being brought to the department in Basmani district to clarify the circumstances. They promised to take legal measures against the violators.
The attack took place in the Gorka Park area on Bolshoy Spasoglinishchevsky Lane. According to eyewitnesses, about ten carloads of paddy arrived there; Young people were arrested in the park and in the neighboring yards. Some of the detainees and their relatives claimed that the police did not explain the reasons for transferring them to the wards.
According to TASS, citing a source in the law enforcement authorities, the number of detainees could reach several hundred; Most of them are teenagers. Baza reported that at least 17 minors received administrative reports for drinking alcohol. Some of those brought in were later released; The teenagers were handed over to their parents or legal representatives.
The head director of the capital's Ministry of the Interior did not specify the exact number of those arrested and brought under administrative responsibility.