Crimean Tatars Clash With Locals Over Memorial
July 08, 2006
A Crimean Tatar at a rally this May to mark the anniversary of the deportation of Crimean Tatars to Central Asia (ITAR-TASS)
The fight erupted when members of the Tatar community tried to prevent local businessmen from building market stalls on the site of an ancient Tatar memorial in the town of Bakhchisarai.
At least one person, a city official, was injured.
(AP)