In Elista center of a conflict between local residents and Dagestani, said "Kalmykia-online». The reason for it was the behavior of one of the guests attending the wrestling tournament named Gorodovikova. The incident occurred on Saturday night, April 2nd. Witness the incident told the "Russian newspaper" that the young man, walking around the city, committed an act of vandalism. As REN TV clarifies, 22-year-old athlete from competition in the free time together with his teammates went to the Buddhist temple, on the right there is need, and kicked in the nose of a statue of Buddha. His act, he shared in social networks. Behavior athlete provoked riots. "The residents of Elista who have seen this video, arrived at the hotel, where the athlete has stopped, and he had to apologize. Further development of the conflict stopped the arrived at the scene the police ", - said the source of the newspaper. "Wrestler behavior caused quite a disturbance to local residents, which forced him to kneel before the statue" - television channel. Because of this incident wrestling tournament had to be canceled. As explained by the organizers, the decision was taken because the incident casts a negative shadow on the event. Instigator of the conflict was detained and taken to the police station for further investigation. "In this incident the bodies of internal affairs being tested in order to establish the circumstances and causes of the incident", - reported the press service of the republican Interior Ministry. The WG notes that the team, which consisted of the delayed competitor, has not been officially notified to the wrestling tournament and arrived in Kalmykia on its own initiative.

Original article: Fighter of Dagestan for the desecration of a statue of Buddha was forced to kneel.