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Racism most probable motive for attack on foreign students

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ST. PETERSBURG, December 25 (RIA Novosti) - Racism is the most probable motive for an attack on African students Saturday night that killed a Cameroonian and injured another one from Kenya, the St. Petersburg prosecutors said Sunday.

"Racism is the main version being studied by prosecutors. It could also be armed robbery and hooliganism," a representative of the St. Petersburg prosecutor's office said.

So far, there been no detained or suspected persons, he said.

The students were attacked near the dormitory of the St. Petersburg Water Transport University where they studied.

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