Russia declares mourning on March 28 after deadly mall fire-Ifax
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 27 March 2018
- Modified Date: 01:45 | 27 March 2018
Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a day of national mourning on Wednesday after a fire at a shopping mall in Siberia killed 64 people, Interfax reported on Tuesday.
Putin flew to the scene of the fire on Tuesday and promised angry residents that those responsible for what he called criminal negligence would be harshly punished.
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