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Grenade thrown at Kyrgyz opposition leader's home
Alertnet.org ^ | March 3, 2005 | Reuters

Posted on 03/03/2005 3:34:30 PM PST by Bald Eagle777

...Assailants threw a grenade into the apartment of a prominent Kyrgyz opposition leader on Thursday but caused no casualties, opposition and police said.

The incident occurred just days after a heated parliamentary election that international observers said fell short of international standards for democracy.

(Excerpt) Read more at alertnet.org ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: democracy; instability; kyrgyzstan; terrorism; usinterests
"That wasn't nice"...
1 posted on 03/03/2005 3:34:36 PM PST by Bald Eagle777
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To: Bald Eagle777

This is a repeat of the Ukraine with Russia meddling in elections.


2 posted on 03/03/2005 3:36:16 PM PST by Alex Marko
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To: Bald Eagle777

"Kyrgyz"

What is it with these names from Mars? What we have here is irregular vowel movement.


3 posted on 03/03/2005 4:00:21 PM PST by duckman (I refuse to use a tag line...I mean it.)
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To: Alex Marko

Good point, Ukraine. Parallels indeed... Russia demonstrated its 'interesting' intentions when their little Spetsnaz buddies flew in and were transported by bus to various undisclosed locations... Mere tourists they are...

I wonder what kind of 'cameras' they may bring with them while these little tourists go sightseeing.. (AN-94 Abakan maybe?)

http://www.military.com/soldiertech/0,14632,Soldiertech_AN94,,00.html?ESRC=dod.nl

http://world.guns.ru/assault/as08-e.htm

http://www.rbs.ru/vttv/99/Firms/IzhMash/e-an-94.htm



4 posted on 03/03/2005 5:57:21 PM PST by Bald Eagle777 (No more high-tech Exports to China. None. The Clinton years were a DISASTER.)
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