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Reputed Russian crime boss survived shooting - Moscow investigators

Other News Materials 17 September 2010 02:10 (UTC +04:00)
Suspected Russian crime boss Aslan Usoyan, better known as Grandpa Hassan, survived an attempt on his life in central Moscow on Thursday evening, a spokesman for investigators in the Russian capital said.
Reputed Russian crime boss survived shooting - Moscow investigators

Suspected Russian crime boss Aslan Usoyan, better known as Grandpa Hassan, survived an attempt on his life in central Moscow on Thursday evening, a spokesman for investigators in the Russian capital said.

Law enforcement sources said earlier that Usoyan and a bodyguard identified as Bagramyan died from gunshot wounds.

"At around 20:00 [Moscow time] near building 12/7 on Tverskaya Street there was an armed attack on Usoyan and Bagramyan. Both victims are alive in city hospitals. They are being given medical care," Vyacheslav Sovkov said.

He added that a criminal case had been opened into attempted murder.

A police source said that that Usoyan is currently being operated on.

A RIA Novosti correspondent reported that the hospital is being patrolled by about 20 special police officers.

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