Moscow, May 2, SPA -- Two Algerian officers studying at a Russianmilitary academy were assaulted in a Moscow subway stationin an apparent racist attack, a Russian news agencyreported Monday. The two officers _ identified as Hafid Buyazis and TayepMuhamed Brakki _ told city police that a group of menappearing to be skinheads attacked them late Sundayafternoon, the Interfax news agency said. The two, who are studying at the Academy of the GeneralStaff of the Russian Armed Forces, suffered minor injuries. Attacks on dark-skinned immigrants from Central Asia andthe Caucasus region as well as other foreigners haveincreased in recent years in Russia, the Associated Press reported.--SPA 1153 Local Time 0853 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/259363