Arson attack on Russian weekly paper

A fire that wrecked the office of a Russian newspaper on Friday is thought to have been started deliberately. Alexander Ilichyov, editor of the weekly Gazeta 35 in Vologda, believes it was an arson attack aimed at heading off critical reporting ahead of elections for the state duma. The paper's journalists, who are said to be holed up in safe places, will prepare the next issue from a spare office. (Via Moscow Times)