SOCHI MAN LOSES HAND IN BOMB BLAST

The Moscow Times
Nov 12 2008
Russia

A man was seriously injured in Sochi on Tuesday when a bomb disguised
as a drink can exploded on the hood of his Mercedes.

The man found the device on the car’s hood at 8:30 a.m. When he touched
the can, it exploded, severing his right hand, the Investigative
Committee of the General Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement.

Komsomolskaya Pravda printed a photograph of the device inside a
crushed can of Jaguar energy drink.

The explosion happened after the man parked his car at the building
where his girlfriend lives, Interfax reported.

The victim was in a stable condition, Strana.ru reported.

He was named as an Armenian citizen by Sochi’s chief investigator,
the web site reported. News sources have spelled his surname five
different ways.

The 28-year-old victim is a businessman, and the crime is likely to
be linked to his business activities, RIA-Novosti reported, citing
a police source.