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Four hazing cases in last 24 hours - Defense Ministry

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MOSCOW, January 27 (RIA Novosti) - Four hazing cases have been registered in the Russian Armed Forces in the last 24 hours, a senior military official said Friday.

"We have received information about all incidents, including hazing, every day," Colonel General Nikolai Reznik said. "Four such cases have been registered in the last 24 hours."

The most serious incident occurred within the county's Railway Troops, where a serviceman took a knife from a fellow soldier and seriously wounded him.

Reznik said all cases of bullying would be thoroughly investigated and the perpetrators would be brought to justice.

The report comes in the wake of a recent hazing attack at a tank academy near Chelyabinsk that left a soldier severely disabled and forced military authorities to arrest seven men, including officers.

The general said the overall number of incidents in the Russian military declined in 2005. There were 20 fewer deaths year-on-year and the number of thefts of ammunition and explosives declined, as well, he said.

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