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To: Phil Jones who wrote (2694)	10/4/1998 12:42:00 AM
From: Lilian Debray	Respond to of 4066

Top Mongolian Minister Assassinated Saturday, October 3, 1998; 2:06 a.m. EDT ULAN BATOR, Mongolia (AP) -- A prominent member of Mongolia's democratic movement who was a potential candidate for prime minister has been assassinated, the government announced. The prime minister's office said Sanjaasuregiin Zorig, minister for infrastructure in the ruling Democratic Coalition, was axed and stabbed to death at his home by two masked assailants at about 10:30 p.m. Friday. The attackers escaped and remained at large as of Saturday afternoon. The killing, believed to be politically motivated, could further complicate efforts to break a deadlock in Mongolian politics that has persisted since Prime Minister Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj resigned with his entire cabinet on July 24. Zorig, a popular figure who played a leading role in the 1990 democratic revolution that ended seven decades of Stalinist rule, had been widely expected to be named next week as a possible successor to Elbegdorj. The 36-year-old Moscow-educated former social sciences professor, a member of parliament since 1990, would have become the fifth nominee to be proposed since Elbegdorj resigned following a two-month boycott of parliament by the opposition. Four other candidates have been named and rejected in turn, leaving Mongolian politics paralyzed and stalling economic reform efforts. search.washingtonpost.com