Spyker's owner shot in apparent assassination attempt
Reuters is reporting that Alexander Antonov, the owner of flamboyant Dutch supercar company Spyker, has been seriously wounded in an apparent assassination attempt while leaving his Moscow residence. The Russian billionaire, who is also the chairman of the board of the Konvers Group (a banking concern), was shot along with a bodyguard.
According to the news agency, Antonov has survived the attack and his injuries have been identified as non life-threatening, although he remains in intensive care after being shot five times in the stomach and losing a finger to another bullet. The security guard, shot in the leg, is also in intensive care but is expected to survive.
Moscow police are now investigating the crime, and though they have yet to make any arrests, they apparently suspect that the shooting is related to Antonov's business dealings.
Sources: Reuters; Autocar]
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Rick 2:05PM (3/18/2009)
Damn, that's messed up.
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Jon Hervé 2:17PM (3/18/2009)
That's not news.
In Moscow, NOT having an assassination attempt against you is news.
Mafia now runs the place, so unless you're prepared to die, there's many better places to live.
PaulPaul 3:12PM (3/18/2009)
meh, the assassin just wanted to... "vent"
Franz 2:07PM (3/18/2009)
What a worthless assassin... got at least six shots in and none of them fatal. Don't get me wrong though, it's not that I wish he succeeded.
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Orubasarot 2:10PM (3/18/2009)
Yes this internet hitman here has twelve hundred CCs of technique when it comes to assassinatin' dudes.
Richard 2:11PM (3/18/2009)
Heh, I first read that as the owner of a Spyker automobile, not the company owner. Not that it makes much of a difference, just an editorial information. Assassination still == bad.
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Vetmstr 2:12PM (3/18/2009)
WOW Dat is crazy. But I will have to agree with Franz, six shoots and the guy is still walking . . . crazy . . . . Dats Russia for you. . . . just joking
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imirk 7:42PM (3/18/2009)
and "dats" not english
zack 2:15PM (3/18/2009)
Dude, Russia is all about assassinating people lately. Does that weird anyone else out?
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Orubasarot 2:19PM (3/18/2009)
Lately? This started in early 90s which is why my parents got me out.
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Swede 2:15PM (3/18/2009)
Maybe he learnt from Boris the Bullet Dodger?
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Noidor 4:05PM (3/18/2009)
"Boris the Blade, or Boris "the Bullet Dodger." As bent as the Soviet sickle, and as hard as the hammer that crosses it. Apparently, it's just impossible to kill the bastard."
jim 2:20PM (3/18/2009)
That's what happens when you don't put Vlad at the top of the delivery queue.
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kees 2:33PM (3/18/2009)
antonov is actually not the owner of spyker, he and his son are members of the board of the SNORAS bank and the bank owns 30% of the shares..or something like that
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Lucas 2:37PM (3/18/2009)
In Russia.....
..?
C'mon. Anyone?
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Swede 3:13PM (3/18/2009)
Dancing bear?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1j0Sxcm85g
jc 2:38PM (3/18/2009)
Russia is run by mobsters as is most of the world.
We need to be concerned.
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Dave 2:50PM (3/18/2009)
In Soviet Union, you kill bullet!!!
Is Putin behind this one as well? First Anna Politkovskaya(journalist) is shot ON VIDEO and Putin cant solve the murder(read doesnt want to since she called out all his BS), then the former KGB agent is radioactivley poisoned in London and now this. The Red Menance is still alive and well as is the Iron Curtain.
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tankd0g 3:29PM (3/18/2009)
Next Spyker will have a Kevlar soft top.
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simracer 4:57PM (3/18/2009)
Wow, if you don't like the car, don't buy it! ;)
Seriously though, Russia seems to have turned into a genuine thug-ocracy.
Oh for the glorious near past when it was the political establishment knocking people off, not the citizens.
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