Kyrgyzstan urges citizens to limit travel to Russia


  • World
  • Wednesday, 27 Mar 2024

A police officer stands guard next to a makeshift memorial near the Crocus City Hall following a deadly attack on the concert venue outside Moscow, Russia, March 26, 2024. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

(Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's foreign ministry has urged citizens of the Central Asian nation to put off unnecessary travel to Russia after a deadly shooting that was blamed on migrants from the region.

The developments have increased existing anti-immigrant sentiment in Russia, especially towards migrant labourers from the predominantly Muslim countries of Central Asia.

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