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Moscow racist murder gang jailed

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A group of racist skinheads, most of them teenagers, who carried out 18 brutal murders in Russia's capital Moscow have been sentenced to jail terms of between six and 20 years.

Russia has been plagued by a series of racially motivated attacks, in recent years and there are fears the end of an economic boom could see more resentment against migrants.

Richard Galpin reports.

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