According to "Echo of Moscow" with reference to Interfax and MK-Novosti, the explosion occurred on the 20th floor of the "Intourist", at least ten people were injured as a result, part of the wall was destroyed. Four Caucasians are suspected of organizing an explosion. "Echo" recalls that on the 20th floor there is an office of Kobzon and a number of other organizations. According to ITAR-TASS, the explosive device worked in the elevator.

The governor of the Kemerovo region Aman Tuleev received an invitation to join the electoral bloc "Fatherland - all of Russia", but did not yet make decisions on this issue, Tuleyev himself said at a press conference in Kemerovo.

Interfax-Afi agency with reference to informed sources lists possible candidates for the board of directors of the UES RAO from the state. These are: Kremlin administrator Voloshin, FEK chairman Andrei Rustonyuk, deputy ministers of state property, economics, fuel and energy, tax and fees, on antimonopoly policy, RFFI, rank, mainly not lower than the first, as well as several governors - only 15 people.

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Investigator Volkov, commenting on Interfax, today's interrogation of the entrepreneur Berezovsky, said that their next meeting would be held, apparently after the May holidays, after the cure of Berezovsky, and today "everything went fine, in the correct form." The three articles on which Berezovsky’s accusations are made is illegal entrepreneurship, washing illegal money and lobbying.

Yugoslavia was bombed, but the results are incomprehensible. Tanyug reports that the last bridge connecting the New Garden with the rest of the country is destroyed. The same thing was reported about this bridge on Thursday. Echo of Moscow, citing the Supreme Commissioner for Refugees, reports that 4 thousand refugees came to the territory of Macedonia over the weekend.

How Chubais and Nemtsov became "young reformers"; A crisis as a reality of collective consciousness - the methodology of a computer counting of words developed in the NEB allows you to identify the most “popular” words and terms and analyze the PR campaigns, dissect propaganda and other forms of impact on consciousness, based not only on abstract psychological constructions, but also on accurate mathematical calculations.

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On Saturday, Luzhkov held the second congress of the Fatherland in Yaroslavl. If the people vote for this movement, then they are waiting, according to the Moscow mayor, well -being, economic growth, cheap loans for real manufacturers. To date, 10 years are lost, but if you get down to work wisely, then there are all prerequisites for growth. Luzhkov, correctly careing for not to be perceived as a Muscovite, nevertheless all the time uses the picture of the capital's gospel for self -promotion.

It became a tradition on Mondays to wait for the visit of Berezovsky to the Prosecutor General. According to the Echo of Moscow, despite the objections of doctors, he is ready to appear for interrogation. The same radio station said that today the prosecutors will clarify the preventive measure for the former Secretary of the CIS.

The investigator Volkov completed the interrogation of the entrepreneur Berezovsky, charged him under three articles of the Criminal Code and took a non -departure from him. The entrepreneur Berezovsky said after reporters that he intends to appeal the decision of the prosecutor's office on the extent of the suppression and still does not agree with any of the accusations. Nothing has been reported about further interrogations.

Minister of Internal Affairs Stepashin essentially made an emergency statement on Chechnya and issued an order to “effectively close” the administrative border with it. Speaking at a rally in the village of Kurskaya, Stavropol Territory, he said: “In essence, we are closing the border with Chechnya. We can no longer tolerate such lawlessness as kidnappings and murders. There are no restrictions on the destruction of bandits from today. This is my order ".

Representatives of the International Red Cross Committee this morning were admitted to three American soldiers, whom the Serbian military captured more than two weeks ago. This fact was confirmed today by Reuters, the press secretary of the ICKK Amanda Williamson. The delegation led by the President of the Red Cross of Cornelio Sommaruga (Cornelio Sommagaa) flew to Belgrade this weekend for negotiations with Milosevich.

Primakov gave an interview to the TV-6 Observer yesterday. In addition to general phrases, two interesting things said. Firstly, that the crisis in Yugoslavia can put Russia to the need to change the expenditure part of the budget, namely, allocate more money for defense. Secondly, that he does not consider it possible to revise the results of privatization, because This can lead to "bloody" consequences.

RIA Novosti claims that as a result of the incident around 14:30 the explosion, a fire began, one person was sent to the hospital. According to information from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, immediately after the explosion from the hotel, the “Lada” of the fifth model drove away from the hotel. The car number is known, the city interception plan has been introduced in the city.