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| Chechen Justice Ministry attacked, set on fire |
| 2005-06-22 |
| Unknown gunmen opened fire on a building of the Chechen Justice Ministry on Tuesday. The incident was reported shortly after both buildings housing the ministry were destroyed by fire caused, reportedly, by a short circuit. Unknown gunmen opened fire on one of the two buildings of the republican Justice Ministry, the Itar-Tass news agency reported from Grozny. The incident occurred at around 10-30 on Tuesday morning, the agency said. Gunmen wielding grenade cup discharges fired 10 shots on the building even as the fire brigades were trying to extinguish the flames. âFortunately, nobody of those involved in putting out the blaze has suffered, only some of the fire engines were damaged in the fire,â the agency quoted its sources as saying. However, the Interfax news agency said that the attackers targeted the Ministry of Communal Services which is located in the heavily guarded complex of official buildings. The fire in the ministerial buildings broke out in the early hours of Tuesday. Only five hours later the fire brigades managed to contain the blaze. Preliminary reports blamed the incident on a short circuit. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |