Friday, 26 December 2003

TURKMENISTAN PROTESTS ASSAULT ON MOSCOW EMBASSY

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By empty (12/26/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)

The Turkmen Embassy in Moscow sent a note on 26 December to the Russian Foreign Ministry protesting an assault on the embassy on 25 December by unidentified people throwing bottles of black paint. According to some reports, on 26 December, radical writer Eduard Limonov\'s National Bolshevik Party claimed responsibility for the attack. The Russian Foreign Ministry responded to the Turkmen note with an expression of regret and a statement that the culprits are being sought by police.
The Turkmen Embassy in Moscow sent a note on 26 December to the Russian Foreign Ministry protesting an assault on the embassy on 25 December by unidentified people throwing bottles of black paint. According to some reports, on 26 December, radical writer Eduard Limonov\'s National Bolshevik Party claimed responsibility for the attack. The Russian Foreign Ministry responded to the Turkmen note with an expression of regret and a statement that the culprits are being sought by police. (RIA-Novosti)
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