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July 27, 1999
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This week’s attempted bombing of a Moscow synagogue and the July 13 stabbing of a Jewish leader in the Russian capital are “anti-Semitic acts of terror,” according to Moscow’s mayor. Yuri Luzhkov, who is a likely contender in next year’s presidential elections, also said Monday the two incidents were directed against all Muscovites, not only its Jewish citizens.

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