Conflict between Cossacks and Chechens in Stavropol Territory

On Monday investigating authorities opened a criminal case against a resident of the town of Zelenokumsk in Stavropol Territory, born in Chechnya, who is suspected of using firearms during a conflict with Cossacks, RIA Novosti reports.

On the night of November 27 a group of young people decided to stand up for an underage girl who complained that locals tried to force her into their car in Zelenokumsk. The "defenders" were "repulsed" from the car with weapons including firearms, with eight people wounded and injured. Police detained four men who allegedly initiated the conflict.