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08-03-2004, 09:11 PM
Russian Paratroopers Celebrate Anniversary With Fights, Unrest
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Paratroopers bathe in an amusement park fountain / Frame from NTV channel
Created: 02.08.2004 20:59 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 13:03 MSK, 16 hours 2 minutes ago
MosNews
Paratroopers celebrating the 74th anniversary of Russian airborne troops have engaged in fights and disorder, as per their tradition. One person was injured at Moscow’s central amusement park in a fight between 20 paratroopers, and windows were broken in a kiosk at a northern Moscow food market, as per reports by RIA Novosti and Interfax.
In Moscow, paratroopers traditionally go for a soak in the fountain in the central amusement park. Today, approximately 400 paratroopers took a swim in the fountain while even more flooded the park. The fountain was not cordoned off by the police, like in recent years, because paratroopers have been able to break through the police lines every time.
The skirmish in front of the gate of the amusement park broke out between two factions of paratroopers, numbering approximately 20 in total. The police did not attempt to break up the fight — rather, it was interrupted by other paratroopers in the park.
The pogrom that began at Moscow’s Petrovsko-Razumovsky market was broken up by special police forces after several windows were broken. The police detained approximately 30 extremely drunk paratroopers who were involved in the fighting. No one is reported to have been hurt in the fray, RIA Novosti reported.
Elsewhere in Russia, paratroopers jumped with parachutes and gathered to drink together and congratulate each other. Throughout the country, police remained on high alert in places where paratroopers traditionally gather.
Russia’s airborne forces are considered to have been formed on August 2, 1930, when 12 servicemen jumped with parachutes for the first time during military training. On this day every year, paratroopers all over Russia, wearing their uniform turquoise berets, gather for their traditional fresh-air celebrations, which involve massive alcohol consumption.
http://www.mosnews.com/files/3373/picture.jpg
Paratroopers bathe in an amusement park fountain / Frame from NTV channel
Created: 02.08.2004 20:59 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 13:03 MSK, 16 hours 2 minutes ago
MosNews
Paratroopers celebrating the 74th anniversary of Russian airborne troops have engaged in fights and disorder, as per their tradition. One person was injured at Moscow’s central amusement park in a fight between 20 paratroopers, and windows were broken in a kiosk at a northern Moscow food market, as per reports by RIA Novosti and Interfax.
In Moscow, paratroopers traditionally go for a soak in the fountain in the central amusement park. Today, approximately 400 paratroopers took a swim in the fountain while even more flooded the park. The fountain was not cordoned off by the police, like in recent years, because paratroopers have been able to break through the police lines every time.
The skirmish in front of the gate of the amusement park broke out between two factions of paratroopers, numbering approximately 20 in total. The police did not attempt to break up the fight — rather, it was interrupted by other paratroopers in the park.
The pogrom that began at Moscow’s Petrovsko-Razumovsky market was broken up by special police forces after several windows were broken. The police detained approximately 30 extremely drunk paratroopers who were involved in the fighting. No one is reported to have been hurt in the fray, RIA Novosti reported.
Elsewhere in Russia, paratroopers jumped with parachutes and gathered to drink together and congratulate each other. Throughout the country, police remained on high alert in places where paratroopers traditionally gather.
Russia’s airborne forces are considered to have been formed on August 2, 1930, when 12 servicemen jumped with parachutes for the first time during military training. On this day every year, paratroopers all over Russia, wearing their uniform turquoise berets, gather for their traditional fresh-air celebrations, which involve massive alcohol consumption.