WORLD BRIEFING / MOLDOVA
The president of Moldova accused Romania of backing violent anti-Communist protesters who stormed his office and Parliament, leaving dozens injured and about 200 arrested.
President Vladimir Voronin’s comments raised tensions between the two countries, which are linked through language and history but have followed diverging paths since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Romania’s Foreign Ministry rejected the accusations.
Police regained control of Parliament and the presidential office building from protesters. The demonstrators asserted that last weekend’s parliamentary elections were rigged.
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