Russian Duma Member Survives Assassination AttemptA member of the Unity faction in Russia's State Duma, who suffered a chest wound in an assassination attempt earlier Wednesday, is now out of danger.Bashir Kodzoyev, 34, with two non-perforating wounds in the hand and the chest, is still in the operation room but his condition is "more than satisfactory," the Itar-tass quoted hospital sources as saying. Kodzoyev was attacked at about 1430 Moscow time (1130GMT) when his car was passing by a lane in downtown Moscow. His driver, also his bodyguard, was shot dead on the spot and Kodzoyev was rushed to hospital. An investigation is being conducted by a joint group consisting of specialists from the Interior Ministry, the Prosecutor General' s Office and the Federal Security Service. Kodzoyev, an ethnic Ingush, was deputy director-general of the Irkutsk Ceramic Plant before being elected as a Duma member. He is a member of the Unity party's governing body and deputy chairman of the State Duma's Northern and Far Eastern Areas Committee. |
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