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Officials in Russia’s mainly Muslim-populated region of Bashkortostan say they are investigating clashes with Chechens and local residents that took place over the weekend.

Bashkortostan’s Interior Ministry issued a statement on October 1 saying that one resident of the village Temas was hospitalized with a stab wound, while two others were detained after several workers from the North Caucasus region of Chechnya battled locals on September 30.

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