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| Caucasus |
| Acting Chechen president poisoned |
| 2003-09-28 |
| The acting president of Chechnya was the victim of an attempt to poison him and in a serious condition in hospital, a week ahead of elections in the turbulent region, officials said on Sunday. Anatoly Popov was appointed prime minister of Chechnya earlier this year to serve under the head of the region’s pro-Moscow local administration, Akhmad Kadyrov. "The diagnosis is poisoning by a substance of unknown origin," the Chechen government’s press service said of Popov, who is not running in the election. "He is currently in one of Chechnya’s hospitals and will soon be taken to Moscow. He is in serious condition." |
| Posted by:TS |
| #5 "Would you like ricin with that?" |
| Posted by: Fred 2003-9-28 7:52:07 PM |
| #4 I think we all know who did this. It was the Jew in the Kitchen with poison. |
| Posted by: Charles 2003-9-28 3:06:47 PM |
| #3 Sound like a strap on Cobra got loose. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2003-9-28 12:30:25 PM |
| #2 Weren't the Chechens involved in the poison factory in Northern Iraq? |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-9-28 12:07:42 PM |
| #1 For all the high-tech weaponry, its worth remembering that old low-tech ways can be quite effective. |
| Posted by: Tom 2003-9-28 11:55:41 AM |