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To: lurqer who wrote (29046)	9/28/2003 1:24:42 PM
From: lurqer	Respond to of 89467

New tactic? Bad goulash? The acting president of Chechnya was seriously ill in hospital from an unidentified poison just a week before an election critical to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's peace plan for the region, officials said on Sunday. Anatoly Popov, who was appointed prime minister of Chechnya earlier this year, was taken to hospital on Saturday evening after a gas pipeline opening ceremony. He served under the head of the region's pro-Moscow local administration, Akhmad Kadyrov, and took over as acting president during the campaign for the October 5 presidential poll. Kadyrov is heavy favorite after his main rivals in the contest either withdrew or were disqualified. "The diagnosis is poisoning by a substance of unknown origin," the Chechen government's press service said of Popov, who is not running in the election. "He is currently in one of Chechnya's hospitals and will soon be taken to Moscow. He is in serious condition." It was unclear who might have poisoned Popov and no one claimed responsibility. from asia.reuters.com lurqer