Smog shrouds buildings, slows traffic around Russia

Friday, September 6, 2002

MOSCOW -- Smog shrouded buildings, cars crawled on highways and pedestrians pressed wet handkerchiefs to their mouths Thursday as smoke from forest and peat bog fires in the region filled Moscow, seeping even into the subway.

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