Russia hopes that the Guinean government...

"Moscow closely watches the development of the situation at the enterprises of United Company RusAl in the town of Fria where extremist elements made an attempt to seize the Friguia alumina plant," the ministry said in a statement.

The attack, which happened earlier this month, temporarily paralyzed the production process at the enterprise and threatened the lives of RusAl"s Russian personnel in the West African country, the statement said.

The Russian Foreign Ministry also expressed hope that the persons responsible for the attack would be brought to account.

RusAl, the world"s biggest aluminum producer, is fighting attempts by the Guinean junta that seized power in the West African country last year to renationalize the Friguia alumina refinery, which RusAl bought from Guinea in 2006 for $19 million.

The Guinean junta has valued the asset at $257 million and accused RusAl of failure to pay a large sum of taxes and royalty, which has allegedly brought

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