From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 11/18/2005 4:17 AM
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Russian Defence Ministry Admits Drunk Soldiers Killed 3 Chechen Civilians
Created: 18.11.2005 12:30 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 12:30 MSK > document.write(get_ago(1132306250)); </SCRIPT> , 2 hours 42 minutes ago
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Russia’s Defense Ministry admits that Russian soldiers were responsible for the death of three <NOBR>Chechen</NOBR> civilians earlier this week, it said in an official statement issued Friday.
Earlier the local administration head Rivzan Masayev openly blamed Russian soldiers for the incident, and the Defense Ministry confirmed his version.
“The involvement of the Russian armed forces in the incident of November 16, 2005 that took place in the Staraya Sunzha settlement of the Grozny district, has been proved,” the Ministry’s statement said.
On that date 10 camouflaged men killed three people and seriously wounded one local civilian in the village of Staraya Sunzha near Grozny, the Chechen capital.
The soldiers, who were reportedly ...
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