Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 16 / Trend S.Agayeva /
The Russian Interior Ministry has denied the reports of Russian mass media that an Azerbaijani citizen died during yesterday's riots in Moscow.
"Information about a death of Azerbaijani citizen during the riots in Moscow on Wednesday evening contradicts reality," the Ministry told Trend on Thursday.
The Govosrit Moscow radio station reported earlier that an Azerbaijani was killed in the riots.
Criminal cases were launched after the riots under the articles of "hooliganism", "attempted murder" and "violence against the authorities", Russian Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti.