NIZHNY NOVGOROD, September 27 (RIA Novosti) - A Chinese student was attacked in Nizhny Novgorod on the Volga, local police said Wednesday.
"A 21-year-old Chinese national was beaten in the city's center by three unknown attackers, who stole his mobile phone," a police spokesman said.
He said two attackers have already been detained and identified by the Chinese student and a witness.
Russia has experienced a wave of attacks on non-white foreigners this year, mainly in its second-largest city, St. Petersburg, where an Indian student was stabbed to death and a Sudanese national attacked Sunday.