ABC News: In Russia, concern over hate crimes grows

Recent racially motivated attacks are triggering debate over how to deal with rising xenophobia. A recent attack by a knife-wielding attacker shouting, 'I will kill Jews,' is prompting an anxious debate over the rising tide of xenophobic violence in Russia and what to do about it. The assault in Moscow's downtown Chabad Synagogue, which wounded eight people, was carried out by an alienated young loner, Alexander Koptsev, who police said was heavily under the influence of neo-Nazi books and Internet sites. Russian press reports suggest he had recently played a violent computer game in which a postman goes berserk and attacks everyone in sight. Mr. Koptsev has been charged with attempted murder aimed at 'humiliating national or religious groups,' a serious crime under Russian law.