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Russian Army Officer Held in Slay Attempt
 Prosecutors on Friday interrogated a retired army officer over the dramatic roadside assassination attempt against Anatoly Chubais, an architect of Russia's privatization program of the 1990s. Late Thursday, police detained a retired military officer and explosives specialist on suspicion of involvement in the attack after authorities tracked down a possible getaway car. The Defense Ministry identified the suspect as 57-year Vladimir Kvachov, a retired colonel who had also worked as a civilian employee of the ministry. The Kommersant newspaper said he was an Afghan veteran who had served in the Soviet GRU military intelligence agency and was decorated for bravery several times. The Interfax news agency quoted an unnamed investigator as saying the retired military officer was one of the army's leading specialists in sabotage techniques. He said police also suspected his 30-year-old son of involvement. The news agency quoted the official as saying the attack might have been carried out "for ideological reasons."Posted by: Fred 2005-03-18 |
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