World IN BRIEF : TAJIKISTAN : 800 Dead or Injured in Attack on Camp
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About 800 people were killed or wounded when a refugee camp was attacked near the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, Radio Russia reported, quoting the Russian news agency Nega. In a brief report monitored by the British Broadcasting Corp., the radio said armed formations equipped with “state-of-the-art” combat equipment attacked the camp, which housed refugees from the Kurgan Tyube region of southern Tajikistan. There was no immediate official confirmation of the report.
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