Prominent Russian Novelist Wounded In Car Bomb Assassination Attempt

According to Russia's Interior Ministry, Zakhar Prilepin, a prominent Russian novelist, was wounded in a car bomb assassination attempt, and a suspect was quickly detained.

One of Russia's best-known novelists has been targeted in an apparent attempted assassination near the city of Nizhny Novgorod on Saturday. RIA Novosti is reporting that a native of Ukraine is in custody related to the attack.

Zakhar Prilepin was wounded by a car bomb, which killed his driver. Immediatel...

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