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Two Unknown Individuals Douse Russian Consulate in NY With Red Paint, Source Says
Two Unknown Individuals Douse Russian Consulate in NY With Red Paint, Source Says
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UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - Two unknown individuals doused the Russian Consulate General in New York with red paint overnight, causing significant damage, a... 30.09.2022, Sputnik International
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"At 1 a.m. two unknown individuals approached the building of the consulate general and one took a pulverizer and started pouring the front part of the building with red paint. The other was recording it on camera. The entire building is damaged by the paint," the source said.The official said that the damage is quite significant.There is no police presence outside the building now, they came only for a short time."We've sent two notes to the US. The US side is not ensuring the safety of the consulate," the source said.Later a NYPD spokesperson told Sputnik that the New York Police Department is investigating an incident in which two unknown individuals doused the Russian Consulate General with red paint, deeming it a "possible bias incident."“On Friday, September 30, 2022 at approximately 0137 hours, police responded to a 911 call of criminal mischief (paint sprayed) on the facade of the Russian Consulate, located at 9 East 91 Street, within the confines of the 19 Precinct. Upon arrival, officers observed red paint sprayed on the facade of the Russian Consulate building,” the spokesperson said. “There are no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing. The incident has been deemed a possible bias incident.”
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Two Unknown Individuals Douse Russian Consulate in NY With Red Paint, Source Says
13:46 GMT 30.09.2022 (Updated: 16:51 GMT 30.09.2022) UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - Two unknown individuals doused the Russian Consulate General in New York with red paint overnight, causing significant damage, a source in the Russian mission told Sputnik.
"At 1 a.m. two unknown individuals approached the building of the consulate general and one took a pulverizer and started pouring the front part of the building with red paint. The other was recording it on camera. The entire building is damaged by the paint," the source said.
The official said that the damage is quite significant.
"We called the police. They are not present at the site. We wrote two notes, the embassy wrote one too. The Americans do not react to our calls," the source added.
There is no police presence outside the building now, they came only for a short time.
"We've sent two notes to the US. The US side is not ensuring the
safety of the consulate," the source said.
Later a NYPD spokesperson told Sputnik that the New York Police Department is investigating an incident in which two unknown individuals doused the Russian Consulate General with red paint, deeming it a "possible bias incident."
“On Friday, September 30, 2022 at approximately 0137 hours, police responded to a 911 call of criminal mischief (paint sprayed) on the facade of the Russian Consulate, located at 9 East 91 Street, within the confines of the 19 Precinct. Upon arrival, officers observed red paint sprayed on the facade of the Russian Consulate building,” the spokesperson said. “There are no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing. The incident has been deemed a possible bias incident.”
