Monday, May 15, 2023

Passerby killed, three guards injured in assassination attempt on acting LPR police chief

A passerby was killed in an attempted assassination of Igor Kornet, Acting Interior Minister of the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), in downtown Lugansk, while three security guards suffered serious injuries, a law enforcement official told TASS on Monday.

"As a result of an attempt on the life of Igor Kornet, a civilian was killed who happened to be passing by the scene at the time the explosion went off. Three members of the [acting interior] minister's security detail were injured and are now in grave condition," the source said.

The assassination attempt occurred in downtown Lugansk earlier on Monday. According to preliminary reports, a hand grenade was detonated in a barber shop. The minister was wounded and is now at the hospital in intensive care.

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  1. An explosion in the center of Luhansk on Monday injured seven people, including Igor Kornet, the acting interior minister of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), LPR acting head Leonid Pasechnik said.

    "As a result of the explosion in the center of Luhansk, 7 people were injured. All the wounded were hospitalized in medical institutions of the republic. Four men are in serious condition, including a 17-year-old guy, as well as LPR Acting Minister of Internal Affairs Igor Kornet," Pasechnik wrote on his Telegram channel, adding that relevant departments are investigating the circumstances of the blast.

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  2. Временно исполняющий обязанности главы МВД Луганской Народной Республики Игорь Корнет получил ранения при взрыве в центре Луганска. Об этом сообщили в правоохранительных органах региона.

    «В результате взрыва пострадал Корнет», - цитирует РИА Новости их сообщение.

    Взрыв прогремел в салоне красоты на улице Демехина. Рядом с местом ЧП находятся здание Гостелерадиокомпании, Дом правительства и здание Народного Совета.

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