Bolshoi Acid Attack: Mastermind’s Confession

6 March 2013 No comments

A ballet star at the Bolshoi Theatre has confessed to being the mastermind of an attack on the theatre’s ballet chief. Sergei Filin, the artistic director of the Bolshoi ballet, suffered severe burns to his eyes and face on January 17 when an attacker threw sulphuric acid in his face as Mr Filin returned home late at night. The 42-year-old former dancer is undergoing treatment in Germany. Mr Filin…

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