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Man Allegedly Involved in Explosion of Prilepin's Car Detained - Russian Interior Ministry

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The police in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod Region have detained a man, who may be involved in the explosion of a car of Zakhar Prilepin, the co-chairman of the political party A Just Russia — For Truth, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Saturday.
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"In the Nizhny Novgorod Region, the police detained in hot pursuit a man, who may be involved in blowing up the car carrying Zakhar Prilepin," the ministry's statement read.
The suspect is of Ukrainian origin, according to preliminary information, a law enforcement source told Sputnik.
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Car of Russian Author Zakhar Prilepin Blown Up in Nizhny Novgorod Region
Earlier in the day, Prilepin's car was blown up on the highway in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, as a result of which the driver was killed and the politician was injured, a law enforcement source told Sputnik.
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