13.10 Migrant Rights Advocate Warns Foreigners in Moscow to Stay Home

MOSCOW, October 13 (RIA Novosti) � A Russian migrants� rights group has warned foreigners in the capital to stay home, over fears that unrest could escalate into race-hate crimes, local media report.

Russian media outlets cite Muhamad Amin, head of the Federation of Migrants in Russia as warning that the unrest in southern Moscow could spark racially-motivated attacks, and that foreigners and migrants should not go out.

Local media report that he was speaking after visiting Biryulovo in southern Moscow, where a recent murder sparked violence on Sunday � much of it directed at migrant communities.

This came after images of the alleged assailant were circulated in the Russian media and the individual was identified as a �migrant� or �not Russian� in reports.

Describing the unrest in Biryulovo, Amin was quoted as saying that he had seen hundreds of drunk aggressive youths and lots of nationalists.