A Moscow jury has convicted a man in the killing of a Slavic soccer fan during a fight last year.
Anger over the killing of Yegor Sviridov on Dec. 6 inflamed ethnic tensions in Moscow and led to riots outside the Kremlin several days later.
About 5,000 soccer fans and nationalists rallied for hours, chanting ''Russia for Russians'' and a slur against dark-complexioned Muslims from the Caucasus. When police eventually moved in, rioting broke out that injured more than 30 people.
The Moscow City Court said the jury voted 8-4 on Thursday to find Aslan Cherkesov of Caucasus guilty of premeditated murder. Five other men accused of taking part in the fight were convicted of hooliganism and inflicting light bodily injury.
The court set sentencing for Tuesday.
