The reason for the outbreak of methane in the Taizhin mine could be a spark from the shifts of coal layers. According to the ITAR-TASS in the press service of the governor, "Aman Tuleyev expressed such a version of the incident at the next meeting of the headquarters to eliminate the consequences of the accident." “According to Tuleyev, with carbon fiber shifts, thermal energy is produced, which can provoke a spark and, as a result, a flash of methane,” the agency’s interlocutor noted.

About one and a half thousand people gathered on Great Saturday evening in the Moscow Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the festive Easter service, which is headed by the head of the Russian Catholics Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusevich . According to the correspondent of the Interfax agency, before starting the service in the courtyard of the temple, by tradition, a fire was bred from last year's branches consecrated on Palm Sunday .

Russian -speaking residents of Kyrgyzstan express concern to the new law on the language, which, most likely, will even more complicate their lives in this former Soviet republic. The law signed by President Askar Akayev obliges all the highest government officials to speak the Kyrgyz language, the Air Force reports. In Kyrgyzstan, many Russians still live.

This Basque terrorist organization intends to stop the armed struggle. This was stated in an interview with the Basque newspaper "Deia" deputy of the Autonomous Parliament of the Basque Country Arnaldo Posi - the leader of the prohibited radical -nationalist party "Batasun", RIA Novosti reports. "Batasun" is considered a kind of political representation and is accused of the assistance of its activities.

The chairman of the Council of Ministers of Italy Silvio Berlusconi arrived in Iraq this morning with a brief working visit. He visited the headquarters of the Italian military contingent in En-Nassiria, in the south of the country, and made a speech to soldiers and officers, ITAR-TASS reports. Berlusconi praised the actions of Italian troops in Iraq. This was reported to reporters in Iraq by a representative of the Proval Coalition Administration of the district Paola Della Car.

In St. Petersburg, a partial destruction of the railway tracks occurred in the area of ​​the deaf highway. As Interfax was informed in the Main Directorate for Civil Defense and Emergencies, the collapse of masonry occurred after the railway staff passed through the overpass. Currently, traffic in the destruction area is closed. Emergency brigades work on the spot. To prevent complete collapse, concrete blocks are delivered to strengthen the canvas. There are no victims and victims.

The Dagestan prosecutor's office charged with two artists of the Russian Criminal Code of Wahhabism Magomed Tagaeva, extradited from Azerbaijan to Russia. "Tagaev was charged under Articles 280 (public calls for a forcibly change in the constitutional system in the Russian Federation) and 282 (excitement of national, racial or religious hostility)," said Sergey Fridinsky, deputy prosecutor general of the Russian Federation on Saturday.

Adjara "is ready to attack the center, and the military potential of autonomy is given in a state of combat readiness." This was announced the night before in an interview with ITAR-TASS, the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Adjar Autonomous Republic Jemal Gogitidze.

A special forces group, who arrived on Saturday to the capital of Jordan from Japan, will create a headquarters in the amman to release hostages. The group is headed by a special envoy of the Prime Minister Dzyunyitiro Koizumi, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Itiro Aisava, RIA Novosti reports.

In the Shali district of Chechnya, in the vicinity of Avtor's village on the night of Saturday there was a clash between the security service of the President of Chechnya and the armed gang group. This was reported by Interfax by telephone by the chief of staff of the Presidential Security Service of Chechnya Arthur Akhmadov. According to preliminary data, Akhmadov said, at least three militants were destroyed, somewhat injured.

At least four representatives of the NHL will definitely perform in the Russian national team at the World Hockey Championship in the Czech Republic. Following Ilya Kovalchuk, two Buffalo legionnaires Maxim Afinogenov and Dmitry Kalinin, as well as the forward of Pittsburgh Alexei Morozov, will arrive in the location of the Russian national team.

Miami Hit continues to win the NBA championship. This time, the “hit” was left out of work “Cleveland Cavaliers” with a score of 106: 91. At the same time, six team players scored more ten points. For KEVZ, this defeat became the 11th in the last 12 matches. Meanwhile, the Miami won the 11th match in a row and for the first time in the season was released above a 50 percent mark in the Victory Count. In addition, the team is only a half -willed from Miluoka, which takes fourth place.

Iraqi militants threaten to deal with foreign hostages in their hands if the US troops do not stop the blockade of the city of El Falluja. On the Al-Arabia Arabia Arabi, the representative of the Hero-Martyr Akhmed Yasin, showed by the Arab satellite television channel, said that if this ultimatum was not fulfilled, 30 hostages will be beheaded, RIA Novosti reports. "We urge Americans and other participants in the coalition to withdraw their troops.

Omsk Vanguard won the title of champion of the Russian hockey super League. In the fifth decisive match, which the Omsks held on the site of Magnitogorsk Metallurg, in a series of shootouts "Hawks" were able to tear out the victory and win a series. Omsk Vanguard won the title of champion of the Russian hockey super League. In the fifth decisive match, which the Omsks held on the site of Magnitogorsk Metallurg, in a series of shootouts "Hawks" were able to tear out the victory and win a series.

The leaders of the series A from Milan won with the modest Empoli only thanks to the penalty, which in the 86th minute realized Andrea Pirlo. Thus, Milan has a nine -point leadership in the dispute for the "Scudetto" of Italian championship. Recall that before this match, Milan flew out of the quarter -final round of the Champions League, losing to the sum of two matches to the Spanish Deportivo. This can explain such a weak speech by the leader in the reporting meeting.