Election building in Grozny shelled on eve of voteTimur Aliyev, North Caucasus – A vocational school in the Oktyabrsky district of Grozny, where election polling districts Nos. 398 and 400 are located, was hit by grenades and machine gun fire on the eve of election day, according to the press office of the Moscow-backed Chechen Interior Ministry.
No one was injured, nor was the building damaged except for a few broken windows. There was no work stoppage as “windows were repaired early in the morning” stated Banata Baluyeva, chairman of the No. 398 election commission. “And all commission members were back on the job Sunday morning,” she added.
According to the press office, no incidents have been reported on election day. (A/E,T) |
