In Chechnya, an attempt was made on a press secretary of the head of the Chechen administration Akhmad Kadyrov, a well-known journalist Lechi Yakhyayev. It is hospitalized in serious condition. According to the Chechen police, last night in the village of Geekhi Urus-Martan district, several unknown people burst into the Yakhyayev house and opened shooting. The press secretary of Kadyrov received a bullet wound in the shoulder. The attackers disappeared.

In Afghanistan, several American military facilities were fired today. There are no victims. Two missiles were released on a military base in the city of a host, but not one reached the goal. The military base in the province of Pactia was subjected to missile shelling. At the Bagram military base, where the headquarters of the American command is located, a checkpoint was fired. The shooter is captured.

In the Indian Kashmir, Islamic extremists committed two large terrorist attacks. During a trip to the constituency, a senior official and several persons accompanying him were killed. The terrorists threw the motorcade with grenades. In the city of Surancot, criminals opened fire on a group of people at a bus stop. Seven people were killed. Separatist groups are trying to tear off the elections planned for the next week at the Kashmir Legislative Assembly.

Vladimir Abarinov , Washington: In the United States, mass events and memorial ceremonies are held in memory of the tragic events of September 11 last year. For President Bush, the event in connection with the anniversary of the terrorist attack began on Monday in the evening - he participated in the recording of the concert dedicated to this event at the Kennedy Washington Center for performing arts.

The Russian Foreign Ministry today sent a demand to the Georgian authorities-to give 13 Chechen fighters detained in early August on the Russian-Georgian border. The appeal emphasizes that all of them are accused of committing serious crimes in Russia. In August, the Ministry of State Security of Georgia stated that the detained Chechens will be issued to Russia only if Tbilisi received evidence of their guilt. The Russian Foreign Ministry emphasizes that this condition has been fulfilled.

Peter Vail: Film director Alexei German announced his withdrawal from the Union of Cinematographers of Russia. According to Herman, the reason for this act was disagreement with the position of the leadership of the Union, which the director calls "false". Mikhail Berg is transferred from St. Petersburg. Mikhail Berg: Today's Russian cinema, of course, is not as politicized as the creative unions of the perestroika period.

The program is the program Peter Weil. Radio Radio Liberty Musanov, Nikita Tatarsky, Andrei Babitsky and special representative of the Russian President in Chechnya Abdul-Khakim Sultygov participate. Peter Vail: On Tuesday, the circumstances of the murder in Chechnya of the head of the administration of the Nadereychnaya district Akhmed Zavgaev, the brother of the former leader of the Republic of Doca Zavgaev, became known.

In the Zavodsky district of Grozny, two schoolchildren were blown up today - both are in the hospital in critical condition. According to the Radio Liberty correspondent, in the Oktyabrsky district of Grozny last night, as a result of the explosion of the landmine, a soldier of internal troops died. Two military soldiers and policeman were injured.

Karen Agamirov , Moscow: The central topic of the Autumn Session of the State Duma of Russia that opened today was the hearing of the report of the Minister of Defense Sergey Ivanov "On the real state of affairs in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation". The hearing took place in closed mode, without television.

In the United States, mourning ceremonies are held in memory of the victims of terrorist attacks on September 11. On that day, more than 3 thousand people died at the hand of terrorists - Americans and citizens of one hundred other countries. Morning in America began in a minute of silence. In New York, people gathered in South Manhattan, near the place where the skyscrapers of the World Trade Center stood a year ago.

Deputy Secretary of State John Bolton arrives in Moscow today for negotiations with Russian representatives on strategic stability. Bolton, in particular, intends to discuss the situation around Iraq, as well as Russian-Iranian agreements on the export of weapons and the construction of nuclear reactors. The cooperation of Moscow and Tehran in this area causes wary of the United States, according to which Iran can use the obtained technologies to create nuclear weapons.

Maria Persanova , Moscow: more than 300 criminal cases in the field of education were instituted in Moscow for eight months of 2002. This is almost twice as much as last year. In Moscow, 5 thousand educational institutions of various levels. The average salary of the head of the department at a state university is 3.5 thousand rubles, and the school teachers are 2 thousand. Therefore, the constant growth of bribery and other offenses in education is not surprising.

Victoria Munblit , Tel Aviv: A session of the Supreme Council of the Palestinian autonomy continues in Ramalla. It began on Monday with a speech by the leader of the Palestinian autonomy of Yasir Arafat, in which he condemned terror against Israeli citizens, however, he did not urge all Palestinian organizations to announce the termination of terror. Arafat explained that terrorist attacks are harmful, first of all, to the interests of the Palestinians.

Peter Vail: The Man of the Day of Radio Liberty on September 11th - American Terry Blumer - one of the authors of the international project "Rolling Requiem" - "World Requiem", in which national orchestras in all the parts of the world play Mozart's "Requiem" in memory of September 11 in New York and Washington. In total-about two hundred concerts in 26 countries with the participation of more than 15 thousand musicians and vocalists.

Humanitarian assistance from the Bryansk region was received by Karachay-Cherkessia. About three thousand 600 children living in Cherkessk, Karachaevsk and seven more areas of the republic received toys, clothes and baby linen. In total, 28 wagons with humanitarian aid for areas affected by floods came to the republic. In Penza, a local disabled society held a concert involving amateur performers. The ticket for the event cost 15 rubles.