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Assassination Attempt on Donetsk Leader Thwarted - DPR Security Ministry

© AFP 2023 / DIMITAR DILKOFF Alexander Zakharchenko, head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR), speaks during an interview at his office in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on April 8, 2015
Alexander Zakharchenko, head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR), speaks during an interview at his office in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on April 8, 2015 - Sputnik International
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The Ministry of State Security of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) in eastern Ukraine said Thursday it has prevented an assassination attempt on DPR leader Alexander Zakharchenko.

Alexander Zakharchenko, newly-elected head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), has condemned Tuesday Ukrainian President Poroshenko's decision to abolish the law on the Donbas region's special status. - Sputnik International
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DONETSK (Sputnik) — All terrorist suspects have been detained. An investigation is underway, according to the statement.

"On April 28, a group of Ukrainian nationals, who carried powerful explosive device, was detained by security officers upon arrival from territory controlled by Kiev forces," the ministry said in a statement.

"According to terrorists' plans, the explosion would have taken place at the Artemida shooting complex in Donetsk during Zakharchenko's visit there," the statement said.

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