Assassination attempt on Parubiy: A grenade was thrown at deputies in the center of Kyiv (VIDEO)
Kyiv, December 25 (PolitNavigator, Victoria Litovchenko) – In Kyiv, last night an unknown person threw explosives at the feet of people’s deputies, among whom was First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Andriy Parubiy.
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The incident occurred on December 24, at 23:20 on Grushevsky Street. The Verkhovna Rada building is located on the same street. After the explosion, the attacker ran towards Krepostny Lane, and the police began pursuit. During the chase, he threw another grenade towards law enforcement officers.
One policeman was injured and was hospitalized. There is no word on whether deputies were injured. Efforts are underway to identify and detain the attacker. Experts are finding out what type of explosive device he used - an RPG-5 or a flash-noise grenade. The Pechersk district department of the Kyiv police opened criminal proceedings on the grounds of Part 4 of Article 296 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (Hooliganism), reports the Kiev department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
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