Russia Weighs Tighter Migrant Worker Rules After Moscow Attack
- State mulls migration changes after deadly terror incident
- Russia faces a labor shortage and relies on migrant workers
A Tajik migrant worker gathers wood in Moscow.
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Russia is considering a raft of changes to tighten its immigration laws after Tajik nationals were accused of carrying out the worst atrocity in the capital in more than two decades.
The attack on concert-goers at Crocus City Hall in the Moscow suburbs last month killed more than 140 people. Investigators later found that some of the alleged attackers had expired Russian immigration documents.