Belarusian man attacks Afghan toddler in Moscow Airport
A man was arrested Tuesday at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow after violently attacking a two-year-old Afghan boy, an incident captured on surveillance video that has shocked the public and prompted calls for swift justice.
The attack occurred around 1 a.m. in a waiting area of the airport, according to Russian media reports. The child, who had returned to Moscow from Kabul with his family, was playing with a suitcase when a man approached, lifted him into the air, and slammed him headfirst onto the ground. Footage from security cameras reportedly shows the man calmly surveying the area before committing the assault.
Eyewitnesses said the attacker, wearing sunglasses, then stood defiantly in front of the child’s parents in what appeared to be an intimidating posture. He attempted to flee the scene but was quickly apprehended by airport police.
The boy, a Russian citizen, suffered severe cranial injuries and was rushed to a pediatric hospital, where he remains in a medically induced coma and is connected to a ventilator. Doctors reported multiple skull fractures and possible brain trauma. His mother, who is pregnant with her third child, was reportedly present during the attack.
The attack occurred around 1 a.m. in a waiting area of the airport, according to Russian media reports.
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Hier wird der Junge als Afghane und russischer Staatsbürger beschrieben. Die Tat ist verabscheuungswürdig und die Behörden in Moskau haben auch sofort gehandelt. Nur diesen Übergriff als religiöse Tat, von Christen und Juden hinzustellen ist schon islamistischer Fanatismus.
