Fearing reprisals, Turkmenistan to repatriate students in Russia after terror attack
Authorities in Turkmenistan are working on repatriating Turkmen students studying in Russia, fearing retaliation over last week’s terrorist attack at Moscow’s Crocus City Hall, RFE/RL reported on March 26. Russia has charged four men from neighboring Tajikistan over the atrocity that killed 139 people. Three others with Central Asian backgrounds are accused of being accomplices. Exactly how many Turkmen students currently study at Russian universities is not known but 2022 figures put the number at 30,600. Sources told RFE/RL that as well as repatriating students, the Turkmen government has al...