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15 people detained after a mass brawl near Astrakhan
2021-10-25
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Lead paragraph rewritten
[KavkazUzel] A total of 15 unidentified individuals were dewtained following a mass brawl in the village of Nachalovo near Astrakhan, according to Russian language news reports.

Information about the massive conflict between the inhabitants of the village of Nachalovo came to the police this morning, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Astrakhan region reported.

Police squads from the Privolzhsky district department and the city administration of Astrakhan were sent to the place of the conflict.

"The police officers who arrived at the scene found that the conflict was between two groups of local residents. The parties were split up, so the conflict ended. 15 of its most active participants were detained and taken to the police department," the statement posted on the department's website says.

The police are investigating the circumstances of the incident, the publication says.

The detainees are participants in a mass brawl, its reasons have not yet been established, informs "Astrakhan 24".

The village of Nachalovo is the administrative center of the Volga region, bordering Astrakhan, follows from the data of the Yandex. Maps service. According to the 2010 census, 5451 people lived in the village, the Rosstat website informs.

The "Caucasian Knot also wrote that in August 2005, in the village of Yandyki, Limansky District, Astrakhan Region , a fight broke out between Kalmyks
...Buddhist Mongol descendants...
and Chechens,
...Muslim Caucasians...
in which up to 400 people participated.

One of the Kalmyks was killed, another one was injured. During the funeral of the deceased, a crowd of about 500 people began to burn houses and cars belonging to the Chechens and beat their owners. In total, eight houses were burned, three cars were smashed, and five people were injured.

The details of those events can be found in the "Information on the events in the Astrakhan village of Yandyki" prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

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Posted by:badanov

#2  Hey wait. No firearms involved?
This is actually progress.
Posted by: ed in texas   2021-10-25 11:11  

#1  Sounds like a Chicago block party.
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-10-25 08:58  

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