Petrozavodsk, Russian Federation
Member of Russian special forces guards sanatorium where Chechens, who fled racial riots in Kondopoga,...
A member of Russian special forces guards a sanatorium where Chechens, who fled racial riots in nearby Kondopoga, live outside the regional capital of Petrozavodsk September 8, 2006. Dozens of Caucasus and Central Asian traders' stalls at Kondopoga's market now rot idly in the rain and a looted Azerbaijani restaurant stands boarded up after a race riot ripped through the town of Kondopoga September 2 and ejected most of its ethically non-Russian population. About 50 Chechens who fled the violence found refuge in a sanatorium guarded by special forces carrying Kalashnikov rifles. Picture taken September 8, 2006. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA)