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Top Russian military General hospitalised after assassination attempt

According to the committee, an unidentified individual fired several shots at Alekseyev inside a residential building near Volokolamsk Highway before fleeing the scene.

Russian Defence Ministry Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev was hospitalised after an assassination attempt on Friday in northwest Moscow, the Russian Investigative Committee said.
By: Xinhua News Agency, Journalists @New Vision

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Russian Defence Ministry Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev was hospitalised after an assassination attempt on Friday in northwest Moscow, the Russian Investigative Committee said.

According to the committee, an unidentified individual fired several shots at Alekseyev inside a residential building near Volokolamsk Highway before fleeing the scene.

A criminal case has been opened on charges of attempted murder and illegal firearms trafficking, and further investigation is underway, it added. 

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