People die of heart attackduring Russian polls
More than 140 people were rendered medical assistance during the May 4 presidential elections in Russia.
Five people died of heart attacks at separate polling stations on Sunday, police said on Sunday.
One man, a 65-year old member of a local election commission in Zelenograd (northern Moscow), went for a cigarette break a few minutes before the polling station was supposed to open for voting, when he suffered a massive heart attack and died before the ambulance arrived.
Another man, who was 53-year old and had been discharged from hospital two days ago, also died from a heart attack after getting his ballot paper at a polling station in Omsk, West Siberia.
A 77-year old pensioner died near a polling station in eastern Moscow.
A 59-year old former school principal died in the village of Domna (Zabaikalsky Territory) as she arrived at a polling station.
A similar tragedy occurred in Volgograd where a 72-year old woman died five meters away from her polling station.
Another three people died during the parliamentary elections on December 4.
