Austrian media talk about a planned assassination attempt on Ukrainian businessman Dmitry Firtash.

according to the newspaper, plan of assassinations was developed in the spring and in the vein even arrived a team of killers, staying in an apartment on the landstra?e. Says that in a group of assassins were citizens of Hungary and Romania.

The attorney General of Austria Werner Plessl confirmed that a sign with information about the impending attack." It does not surprise me: first, Firtash has arrived from the East, and secondly, to stake huge amounts of money, " he said.

according to the newspaper, in the end, Firtash was forced to surround himself with " an army of bodyguards "

Firtash was placed behind bars in Vienna at the request of the U.S. on 12 March and then released on bail 125 million euros. The United States accused the Ukrainian oligarch and five businessmen in the country Indian politicians bribes 18, 5 million dollars in exchange for licenses to develop oil fields in India.

The charge requires that Firtash did not want his share of Group DF Limited and its assets, including 159 organizations in several countries and 41 a Bank account. In addition, require defendants to reimburse 10, 59 million dollars, which were, according to one version, translated into bribes.

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