Paralyzed Russian seeks end in case against U.S. diplomat

Sunday, September 15, 2002

MOSCOW -- On a Tuesday night in 1998, 23-year-old part-time student Alexander Kashin flagged down a ride on one of the main streets of Russia's Pacific port of Vladivostok. Shortly after he took his seat, he saw a car coming toward his at right angles, he tensed and lost consciousness.

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