Tag: Assassination

Colombian President Gustavo Petro Escapes an Assassination Attempt

COLOMBIA – The Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday that he escaped an assassination attempt on Monday night, as he was heading to the northern department of Cordoba. Petro made the revelation during a cabinet meeting in Monteria, where he said that the threat materialized Monday night as he traveled by helicopter to that […]

Poland Denies Involvement in Russian Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseev’s Assassination Attempt

POLAND – Poland on Tuesday denied claims of involvement in first deputy chief of Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseev’s assassination attempt. Brig. Gen. Jarosław Strożyk, head of Poland’s Military Counterintelligence Service, said claims by Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, were “typical disinformation” intended for domestic audiences, according to local media […]

Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseev, Top General in Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) Shot

RUSSIA – Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseev, first deputy chief of Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) was on Friday shot several times in the back in an attempted assassination. According to Investigative Committee spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko, Alekseev, 64, was shot by an as-yet-unidentified individual outside a residential building in Moscow, and the assailant fled the scene, […]

Gaddafi’s Son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Assassinated at Home

LIBYA – The late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was assassinated at his residence, according to his lawyer Khaled al-Zaidi and adviser Abdullah Osman late Tuesday. Libyan media reported that the killing took place at his residence and was carried out by four unidentified individuals, adding that surveillance cameras at the site […]