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Dec. 31, 1999 4:36 AM Reuters |
MOSCOW, Dec 24 (Reuters) - A new BMW car belonging to
Russian world figure skating champion Maria Butyrskaya was blown
up in Moscow late on Thursday, the skater said on Friday.
"I drove home from practice on Thursday evening, locked the
car and went into my apartment," said Butyrskaya. "Neighbours
told me they saw two men running away from the car and then they
heard an explosion."
Police were investigating the bomb attack.
The incident was the latest in a series of attacks on
high-profile sports figures in Russian cities in recent months.
Last week, Moldova soccer captain Alexandru Curtianu
suffered serious head injuries after being attacked outside of
his apartment building in St Petersburg.
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