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July 21 will be day of mourning in Chechnya

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GROZNY, July 19 (RIA Novosti) - Thursday, July 21 will be a day of mourning in Chechnya for the victims of the terrorist act carried out in the village of Znamenskoye, Tuesday.

Chechen Prime Minister Sergei Abramov said that Chechen President Alu Alkhanov had signed the relevant order.

He also said that all public entertainment, including entertaining TV and radio programs, would be canceled on July 21.

Abramov, who visited the site of the tragedy, confirmed that 14 people had been killed, including ten policemen, one FSB officer and three local residents. Five policemen and 19 civilians were wounded.

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