20 September 2010, 23:10
Dagestan MIA refutes data about casualties in a fight in Makhachkala
The press service of the Dagestan Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has refuted the information about casualties in the mass brawl of students in Makhachkala. According to some sources, two persons, and according to other sources - four persons were injured. To disperse the crowd, militiamen had to open warning fire in the air.
Let us remind you that it was previously reported that in the fight at the Dagestan Academy of National Economy with over 200 participants, two persons were killed and two more injured.
As reported by a MIA source, today really a fight burst out near one of higher schools, where several dozens were involved.
According to preliminary data, the fight was a continuation of the conflict that took place two days ago. One of the participants of that conflict invited his villagers and friends to take revenge over his offender, the "Gazeta.Ru" reports with reference to the press service.
The RIA "Novosti" adds that as a result of the incident one person received a tangent wound from a traumatic pistol and one more - a head injury; two PPS (patrol-and-post service) militiamen, who tried to stop the fight, were slightly injured.
