Deputy chief of Russia's strategic air force killed: reportMOSCOW (AFP) Oct 31, 2004The deputy commander of Russia's strategic long-range air force was killed Sunday in the western Smolensk region, the Interfax news agency reported quoting police sources.
Unknown assailants opened fire on General Konstantin Dementyev's car, killing both Dementyev and his driver on the spot, the sources said, adding that the second passenger was rushed to a Smolensk hospital.
No official comment was immediately available.
http://www.spacewar.com/2004/041031201740.ziq2a9i9.htmlRussian air force general shot dead - reportsMOSCOW, Oct 31 (Reuters) - A top Russian air force general was shot dead by at least one unknown gunman as he travelled along a major highway on Sunday, local news agencies reported.
The defence ministry was not available for comment, but both Interfax and RIA Novosti news agencies quoted police sources as saying Major-General Konstantin Dementyev was killed near the town of Smolensk on the road between Moscow and Belarus.
Dementyev was deputy commander of Russia's strategic long-range air force.
Neither agency suggested a reason for the attack, which also claimed the life of the general's driver and wounded another passenger.
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