CHUBAIS SAFE AFTER ATTACK ON CAR
RIA Novosti
MOSCOW, March 17 (RIA Novosti) - Board Chairman of RAO UES Rossii Anatoly Chubais was not wounded as his car came under fire, RIA Novosti was told by energy holding board member Andrei Trapeznikov.
Asked whether Chubais's car had been fired at Thursday morning, he answered, "Yes."
The Moscow region Odintsovo district interior department confirmed this to RIA Novosti.
"The firing took place at 9.30 Moscow time when the motorcade was entering the Minskoye highway. Unknown persons made several shots from automatic weapons at the cars and disappeared," said the interior department's officer on duty.
In his words, none of those who were inside the cars or witnesses was wounded.
An operative and investigation squad and experts have headed for the site of the incident.
Other data suggest the FSB's Moscow and Moscow region department officers are also heading for the Zhavoronki settlement, where the incident occurred.
Trapeznikov said Chubais was unhurt. "He has already reached the point of destination," said the member of the holding's board, who is also going to the RAO UES office.
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