A group of youths have attacked the Moscow office of popular Russian daily Komsomolskaya Pravda with smoke bombs and firecrackers, the paper said on its website.
Some 10 people wearing respiratory masks attacked the paper's office, located in Moscow's Northern district, at around 08:00 p.m. local time (17:00 GMT) on Thursday, the paper said. Witnesses were quoted by Komsomolskaya Pravda as saying the youth first attacked the building with stones, and then threw smoke bombs inside, shouting "And now, smell a bit of gas!"
A police spokesman told RIA Novosti police rushed to the scene when the incident was reported, but failed to detain the attackers as they had already fled.
No one was reported injured in the attack.
MOSCOW, December 11 (RIA Novosti)
