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Ukrainian and Russian security services have gathered information about a plot to assassinate Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who is poised to be elected president on Sunday, the state-run Channel One reported on Monday.
The group of criminals involved were already on the international wanted list and were detained in the Ukrainian city of Odessa in early January, after they survived an explosion in a rented apartment. They had reportedly tried to produce a home-made explosive device.
The two men were arrested, while a third man, who was also in the apartment, died during the explosion, the TV channel said. According to the TV channel, after weeks of interrogation, the gang members confessed they were planning to assassinate Putin in Moscow, soon after the March 4 presidential elections.
One of the surviving militants, Ilya Pyanzin, said that the Chechen militant leader Doku Umarov, who is believed to be behind the deadliest terrorist attacks in Russia, hired him and the late Ruslan Madayev to kill Putin. Pyanzin and Madayev came from the United Arab Emirates via Turkey to Ukraine. In Odessa, they were met by a local fixer, Adam Osmayev, who was supposed to brief the militants about the plan and send them to Moscow.
The TV report, featuring Osmayev 's interrogation, says that the militant, who had been on the international wanted list since 2007, is cooperating with investigators, as he hopes not to be extradited to Russia. “The final task was to go to Moscow and carry out an assassination attempt on the premier Putin,” Osmayev said during questioning, adding that the late Madayev was ready to become a suicide bomber.
According to the assassination plan that was found in the militants’ laptop, they had to learn the structure of Putin’s security team and how his bodyguards worked, the TV report says. “The deadline was set up for the period after the presidential elections,” Osmayev said. Putin, who served as president from 2000 to 2008, is expected to return to the Kremlin for a third, non-consecutive term in office in elections on March 4.
Originally posted by ColCurious
reply to post by corporation
What a truly fortunate coincidence for Putin.
Exactly what you would wish for to remind the people of the dangerous islamist threat.
Now everyone can see that Russia clearly needs a strong leader... and right on time for the upcomming elections!
Originally posted by captainnotsoobvious
How is this thread so quiet??
Putin Assasination attempt foiled
Originally posted by redoubt
JFK is but one example of how such an event can skew the course of an entire nation and embitter its people for generations.
Originally posted by captainnotsoobvious
Originally posted by redoubt
JFK is but one example of how such an event can skew the course of an entire nation and embitter its people for generations.
Sure, that's just your opinion... make sure you caveat that appropriately. Wouldn't want anyone to think you believed something.
Originally posted by captainnotsoobvious
reply to post by redoubt
I'd care about your post, but I know it's neither true or false.
Originally posted by THE_PROFESSIONAL
They probably don't like the fact that he backs Iran, could be western powers meddling again.
Originally posted by alienorgy
Originally posted by THE_PROFESSIONAL
They probably don't like the fact that he backs Iran, could be western powers meddling again.
aint no could be
that is right on the money
if he gets offed and muzzies get the blame then Iran is screwed completely
But alas,,,,,,people will go with the official candy coated bs as usual and ask for proof
well, where is their proof other than the controlled media
ask yourself this
who is today"s boogie man
and
what were the exact triggers for ww1 and ww2 and you'll see why this is effin alarming and not just a bs russian election ploy