11 May 2004 10:01
Baranov`s condition not life-threatening - Putin
MOSCOW. May 11 (Interfax) - President Vladimir Putin said that, during his trip to Chechnya earlier on Tuesday, he
visited the hospital where Commander of the Combined Forces in the North Caucasus Gen. Valery Baranov, who was seriously
wounded in the terrorist attack in Grozny on May 9, is undergoing medical treatment.
"His life is not in danger. What is most important, he is in a 'fighting' mood and this inspires
optimism," Putin told the Cabinet on Tuesday. [RU EUROPE EEU EMRG POL PRO VIO HEA] sd tj <>
[Interfax] |
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