Man charged after violently slamming Afghan child to the ground
A Belarusian tourist has been charged with attempted murder after violently attacking an Afghan boy at Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport. The child suffered skull and spinal fractures but is now in stable condition with no signs of brain damage.
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