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ORT Review
www.ortv.ru
Compiled by Luba Schwartzman (luba7@bu.edu)
Research fellow at the Institute for the Study of Conflict, Ideology and Policy
at Boston University
HEADLINES,
Tuesday, July 02, 2002
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A Russian TU-154 passenger plane flying from Moscow to Barcelona for the
Bashkir Airline collided with a Boeing 757 cargo plane over German
territory. According to preliminary information, human error was at fault.
There were no survivors. The victims included 52 school children, 5
adults, and 12 crew members from the TU-154 plane, as well as two pilots
on the Boeing 757. |
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The school-children and 5 adult passengers were on a UNESCO-sponsored
field trip to Spain. On Saturday, they had missed their original flight
when they went to the wrong airport (Sheremetievo instead of Domodedovo);
an additional flight was organized by the Bashkir Airline. [NOTE: I'VE
SEEN NOTHING FURTHER ON THIS -- IT MAY BE INTERESTING TO CHECK WHETHER THE
"ADDITIONAL" FLIGHT WAS PROPERLY REGISTERED -- LS] |
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A three-day-long mourning period has been announced by the government of
the Republic of Bashkiria. |
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Russian experts flew to the scene of the crash; the four black boxes
have been found, their contents should give clues to the nature of the
accident. |
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Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to the friends and
relatives of the victims. |
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A hotline has been established at the Domodedovo airport. |
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The Russian Foreign Ministry will help the relatives of the victims and
the Russian organizations investigating the catastrophe. |
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Seven people died and 23 were injured when a bus fell into the Ai River
in the Chelyabinsk Oblast. |
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An unexpected turn of events occurred at the trial of Yuri Budanov --
instead of announcing the sentence, the court ordered another psychiatric
evaluation of Yuri Budanov. Representatives of the Chechen side view this
latest decision as a success. The family of Elza Kungaeva, the 18-year-old
girl Budanov is accused of murdering, does not trust the previous
evaluation. |
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Movement along the Military-Georgian federal highway has been restored.
A 500-meter section of the highway had been washed away by the torrential
rains. |
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The United Russia party will help the victims of flooding in Russia's
southern regions. |
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President Putin met with the leaders of the Russian Agrarian Movement to
discuss the agro-industrial complex and Russia's upcoming entry into the
WTO. |
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