15 May 2004, 14:50
Bomb fragment, not bullet killed journalist Adlan Khasanov, medics say
Adlan Khasanov, a Chechen journalist and Reuters correspondent, died because fragments of the bomb that exploded at the Dinamo stadium hit him and not from a gunshot wound, a source at the Chechen Health Ministry told the Caucasian Knot correspondent on May 15. Altogether 86 people were given medical assistance in republican hospitals after the tragedy, according to the source "It is true that the blast at the central stand of the Dinamo stadium caused panic. It happens in such situations. That is why some people were injured. Officers of different security agencies, mainly Kadyrov's guard, opened chaotic fire in the air for some reason, but no people died as a result of it," the man said. "As for journalist Adlan Khasanov, according to my data, he was shooting right in front of the central stand when the blast occurred and died because scattering bomb fragments and a blast wave hit him."
A close friend of the killed journalist, who attended his funeral, told the Caucasian Knot correspondent that Adlan died at the scene from a severe wound in the head. In his opinion, it was most likely a bomb fragment not a bullet fired from automatic weapons.
Editors note: See also the article "New facts about death of Reuters photographer".
Author: Sultan Abubakarov, CK correspondent Source: Caucasian Knot
