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The rioting in Macedonia, the atrocities of Bulgarian guerrilla troops against Greek locals and especially the death of [[Pavlos Melas]] (killed by Turks in 1904) caused intense nationalistic feelings in Greece. This led to the decision to send more Greek guerrilla troops in order to thwart Bulgarian efforts.
 
The village also had supporters of the Bulgarian cause. Notably, 21 persons joined the [[Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps]]<ref>„Македоно-одринското опълчение 1912-1913 г. Личен състав“, Главно управление на архивите, 2006, стр. 840.(Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps. Staff according to documents from Directorate Central Military Archives, Sofia 2006, p. 840.)</ref>
 
Conflicts ended after the revolution of [[Young Turks]] in July, 1908, as they promised to respect all ethnicities and religions and generally to provide a constitution.