The Savior (paramilitary organization)

The Saviour (Russian: Спас, also translated as Salvation or The Redeemer) was a militant nationalist organization which claimed credit for the August 2006 Moscow market bombing. Media reports indicate that the market, located near Cherkizovsky, was targeted due to its high volume of Central Asian and Caucasian clientele.[1][2]

Four members of The Saviour were sentenced to life imprisonment, while four others received lesser prison terms.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Russian court jails market bombers". Al Jazeera. 15 May 2008.
  2. ↑ Marcel Van Herpen Putinism: The Slow Rise of a Radical Right Regime in Russia 2013 "On August, 21, 2006, members of The Savior, a neo-Nazi group led by Nikolai Korolev, a former FSB officer, bombed the Cherkizovsky market in Moscow, the largest market of Russia, frequented by many merchants from Central Asia."
  3. ↑ "Racist bombers sentenced to life for market blast". Russia Today. Archived from the original on 2008-06-24.
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