Russia enjoyed a 2-0 victory in Macedonia Wednesday to bolster their chances of qualifying for the 2008 European Championships.
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November 16, 2006Russia has urged Macedonian authorities to investigate swiftly and objectively an attack on Russian diplomats, Foreign Ministry spokesman is quoted by Interfax as saying.
According to the media reports the employees of the Russian embassy in Macedonia were attacked Saturday evening.
“We have asked the Macedonian authorities to investigate the incident as promptly and objectively as possible, and to inform Russia about its results,†Mikhail Kamynin said.
The four diplomats were about to leave a cafe on a central square of Skopje when a young man approached them and suddenly hit one of the diplomats. The cafe security joined the brawl when the diplomats went out. All in all, ten to twelve people took part in the attack, ITAR-TASS news agency reported.
The diplomats were injured. They received medical treatment at the Skopje hospital and were discharged for further treatment at home.
The police are looking for the attackers.
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