Spyker Boss Antonov Seriously Wounded in Assasination Attempt

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Antonov was shot along with a bodyguard last Wednesday in Moscow

By Alex Ricciuti
March 19, 2009 1:45 AM
Filed Under: European, Lifestyle, Spyker, Supercars

Alexander Antonov, the owner of Spyker, the Dutch supercar maker, has been shot and wounded in an attempt on his life in Moscow.

The Reuters story from last week, linked below, is based on reports from Russian news agencies. According to the ITAR-TASS and RIA Novosti news agencies, Antonov was shot on a street in the northwest part of the city last Wednesday morning (March 11th). RIA Novosti quotes a Russian investigator as saying that Antonov and his bodyguard are in intensive care. At least, as of a week ago.

Antonov is also the head of the Konvers Group, a Russian banking firm. According to the Reuters story, the website of the General Prosecutors' Investigative Committee claims that an "unidentified assailant" shot at Antonov and his bodyguard and that "criminal proceedings" had begun.

No news on the incident has yet been posted on the Spyker website. Several other websites have reported that Antonov was shot multiple times in the stomach and has lost a finger but that his wounds are not life-threatening.

 

Source: reuters.com via autoblog.com
Tags: Spyker, Antonov

Comments

Renegade
March 19, 2009 1:49 AM
Hmm, this russian guys have goten to rich and to fast after the communism has fallen so no wonder they got enemies.

scratchy996
March 19, 2009 2:01 AM
i bet that was just some guy he fired or something like that. if someone important would have wanted him dead , he would be dead.

Joe_Limon
March 19, 2009 2:17 AM
I concur, and it probably wouldn't have been a shooting, let alone one that ends up so public.

Albe
March 19, 2009 5:35 AM
Get well soon antonov

dbehmoaras
March 19, 2009 3:45 PM
Yeah get well soon.

alessandro
March 19, 2009 6:58 PM
Welcome to the Russian business culture!

norther
March 20, 2009 4:16 AM
something new for me. didnt know that spyker's owner was a russian. just like TVR's. maybe they are "palls".... ill bet my ass that his involved in c.ap with the russian mafia. if not, something dirty defenetley. too baddd....

scratchy996
March 20, 2009 6:18 PM
you can bet something is dirty , how do you think these Russian guys became billionaires so fast ?

sensei
March 20, 2009 11:06 PM
Can someone give the shooter the address to AIG's CEO?

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