Two police patrol attackers detained in Dmitrov near Moscow.

MOSCOW, April 4 (Itar-Tass) - The second suspect believed to have
attacked a police patrol in the town of Dmitrov near Moscow on Saturday
has been detained.
Yevgeny Gildeyev, the press service chief for the interior department
of the Moscow region, told Itar-Tass that the man had previous convictions.
"He has been taken to an interior department in Dmitrov for
investigative actions," Gildeyev went on to say.
The first suspect was detained earlier. He admitted that he had fired
at the police patrol.
The attacker, born in 1978, is a resident of Dmitrov. He has two
previous records for robbery.
The police patrol arrived in an apartment building in Dmitrov,
following a call about robbery. They were shot at upon entering the
apartment block.
As a result one policeman, 25, was killed and his colleague, 40, was
wounded.

.Medvedev greets Orthodox Christians and all Russians on Easter.

MOSCOW, April 4 (Itar-Tass) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has
sent a message of greeting to Orthodox Christians and all citizens of
Russia who are marking Easter, the Kremlin press service reports.
" I am extending my warmest greetings to Orthodox Christians and all
citizens of Russia who are marking Christ's resurrection," Medvedev wrote.
"Easter celebrations occupy a special place in the spiritual life of
Russian society. They carry with themselves moral renewal, fill people's
hearts with warmth and light, and strengthen belief in the good and
justice," the Russian president emphasized.
"Uniting millions of believers, the Russian Orthodox Church exerts
strenuous efforts to strengthen spiritual and historical traditions of our
people. It's doing a lot to support civil peace and accord in the
country," Medvedev went on to say.
"It is symbolic that this year the followers of all Christian Churches
are celebrating Easter together. I am convinced that their fruitful
cooperation for the sake of peace and mutual understanding among people
will contribute to harmonizing inter-ethnic and inter-confessional
relations and to preserving Russia's cultural diversity. On this happy
day, let me wish you health, well-being and all the best," Medvedev said.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his wife Svetlana have attended
a night Easter service at the Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.
President Medvedev visits the Church on major religious holidays. He
regularly attended Easter and Christmas services when he was the first
vice-premier and the Kremlin administration chief. In 2006, when Medvedev
happened to be on a working visit to Germany for Easter, he visited the
Church of Annunciation of Our Lady.
However, President Medvedev tries not to attract public attention to
his religious convictions. "Personal religious feelings should be
discreet, that's what makes them valuable," Medvedev said in one of his
interviews. "The Church should be in the soul of everyone. Each person has
his own way; he or she should try to understand himself or herself.
However, the state should create conditions for meeting a demand of each
person to come to the Church," Medvedev emphasized.

.The night Easter service ends at Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.

MOSCOW, April 4 (Itar-Tass) - The night Easter service is over at the
Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin were present at the Easter Morning
Prayer that started at around midnight. In the altar, they exchanged
greetings with Patriarch Kirill, who led the Easter service. They and the
patriarch kissed each other three times with the words "Christ has risen!"
More than five thousand believers were present at the night Easter
service at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.
Because of tightened security measures entrance to the cathedral was
by invitation cards. The Holy Flame had been delivered from Jerusalem
prior to the Easter service. This year, a new system of bell-ringing was
introduced in Russian churches, including the Cathedral of Christ the
Saviour. Bell rhythms changed during the entire religious procession.
At the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour the New Testament was read in
16 languages to emphasize the global character of the great feast.
The Russian National Television broadcast most of the service live
from the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.
This night Easter services are being held in all the Catholic and
Protestant churches around the globe. This year, the Christians of the
eastern and western tradition are marking Easter on the same day - for the
fourth time in the 21st century. This is the earliest Easter of all
possible dates. This won't happen in the next 20 years. The latest Easter
will be marked on May 5 in 2013 and 2014, according to the ecclesiastical
calendar of the Moscow patriarchy.

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