Russian Killing Spree Prompts Comparisons to Boston
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April 24 (Bloomberg) -- Russians had a tragic opportunitythis week to compare the bombing in Boston with a killing spreeon their own soil. The juxtaposition was not flattering.
Exactly a week after the Boston marathon bombing, a manwalked into a hunting gear store in the southern Russian town ofBelgorod and gunned down the three men behind the counter. Hekilled three more people on the street, including twoschoolgirls aged 14 and 16, before escaping in a BMW X5 that helater crashed into another car. Police arrested the suspect --Sergei Pomazun, a 31-year-old ex-convict -- Tuesday eveningafter a two-day search.