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Incident with attack on RF diplomats in Iraq "not closed"

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The incident with the attack on the Russian diplomatic convoy outside Baghdad last Sunday "is not closed, of course", Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Yakovenko said on Wednesday.

"We expect to get an exhaustive answer based on the results of the investigation that is being conducted by the coalition command", he said.

The spokesman warned, "The Russian side reserves the right to undertake appropriate actions to seek compensation for the moral and material damage

Source:Y. Pankratyeva, FM ITAR-TASS, 09abr03

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