A man who broke a woman's nose in the subway was detained in Moscow.

Police have detained a man who attacked a woman at the Kitay-Gorod metro station in Moscow. This was reported on February 9 in the press service of the Moscow Interior Ministry.

"According to reports, an unknown person approached the passenger with a request for financial assistance. Having been refused, he began to insult her. In order to record the illegal actions, she began filming on her mobile phone. Then the attacker tried to snatch the gadget, and then hit the woman several times," the agency's official website says.

The woman suffered injuries and bruises, and received medical attention. The identity of the suspect was established, he was detained in one of the houses on Leningradskoye highway.

The investigative authorities have opened a criminal case on the grounds of a crime under Article 213 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Hooliganism").

The day before, a source from Izvestia reported that the incident occurred on February 3 at the Kitay-Gorod metro station in Moscow. A man approached a girl named Nina, began begging for money, after refusing, he turned to insults, and then broke her nose. According to the girl, shortly before that, the same man had insulted another passerby.

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