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Crimea's Muslim Tatars worry about Russia referendum

2014-03-07 314 Dailymotion

In Ukraine's Crimea, Muslim Tatars, an ethnic minority, gather for Friday prayers.<br/> <br />Mosques like this are scattered around the Crimean peninsula, where ethnic Russians are the majority.<br/> <br />The Tatars are upset because Crimea's parliament has decided to hold a referendum to secede from Ukraine and join neighboring Russia.<br/> <br />Moscow wrested control of the peninsula last week and Tatars have a deep-seated hatred for Russia that dates to World War II.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) FATIME, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We are sure the results will be rigged. We will support our Tatar parliament and boycott that referendum."<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE) (Russian) DILYAVER, SAYING:<br/> <br />"I don't know, they may want to be in Russia but I want to be in Ukraine."<br/> <br />The Tatars support the new pro-Western government in the capital, Kiev.<br/> <br />On Friday, Crimean TV showed images of Tatars whose homes had been marked with an X.<br/> <br />Residents said it was done by men working from lists.<br/> <br />A move, they said,

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