Russia - Gasoline bomb attack on popular daily's headquarters

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns an attack on the headquarters of one of the leading Russian dailies, Moskovski Komsomolets (MK), in which two unidentified youths ignited two gasoline bombs in the lobby at midday on 22 October, creating a lot of thick black smoke that spread throughout the building. “Fortunately no one was badly hurt in this attack but the consequences could have been grave,” Reporters Without Borders said. “It is all the more serious for being the second this year. Such (...)

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