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Alexander Kokorin Hits Russian Government Official with Chair During Fight

Zenit St. Petersburg striker Alexander Kokorin and Krasnodar midfielder Pavel Mamaev were involved in a nasty altercation with a Russian government official that saw Kokorin appear to strike the official with a chair.

Kokorin and Mamaev were caught on camera accosting the official in a cafe in Moscow, according to Gazeta (h/t Liam Twomey of The Independent).

A Twitter user relayed footage of the incident:

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Aleksandr Kokorin (Zenit) & Pavel Mamaev (Krasnodar) assaulting Russian govt official in a cafe. Kokorin is the one with the chair and Mamaev is in the Gucci hoodie.