RUSSIAN SWIMMING CHAMPION STABBED.
Publication: Monitor Volume: 2 Issue: 157
On Saturday evening, while arguing with men selling watermelons on a Moscow street, one of Russia’s star athletes was knifed in the abdomen. He is recovering in a Moscow hospital, but will be moved to a presidential clinic today. Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin expressed outrage and called for a full investigation. (BBC World Service, August 25)
Russia Hits India on Test Ban Rejection.