Murder of Khursheda Sultonova

Khursheda Yusufovna Sultonova
Born(1995-09-13)September 13, 1995
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
DiedFebruary 9, 2004(2004-02-09) (aged 8)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Known forVictim of a hate-crime murder in Saint Petersburg

The murder of eight-year-old Tajik girl Khursheda Sultonova was committed in Saint Petersburg on 9 February 2004 by Russian neo-Nazis, members of the extremist group sometimes referred to as the "Combat Terrorist Organization", led by Dmitry Borovikov. The crime caused wide public outcry in Russia; media often referred to it as "the murder of the Tajik girl".

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