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Explosion hits Victory Day celebrations in Chechnya
2004-05-09
A land mine explosion in Chechnya has marred Russia’s celebration of victory over the Nazis in World War Two.An emergency official says the blast at a celebration in the Chechen capital, Grozny caused at least ten injuries.The explosion happened during a ceremony in the Dynamo stadium that was attended by Chechnya’s Kremlin-backed President Akhmad Kadyrov. An Associated Press reporter at the scene said that numerous people were injured.Russia marks the Allied victory over the Nazis every May ninth with military parades and fireworks.
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