King of Russian mafia gunned down

Temaz

Taken out by a sniper, crazy stuff.

Grandpa Hassan would make for a good username on boards!!

One of Russia’s most notorious criminal masterminds, Mafia godfather Aslan Usoyan, also known as ‘Grandpa Hassan,’ was shot dead by a sniper rifle in central Moscow on Wednesday, police said.

A sniper armed with a suppressed Spetsnaz rifle fired at Usoyan from the roof of a nearby house as the 75-year-old was walking out of a restaurant in Moscow’s Arbat district.
His bodyguards failed to cover him in time, and the crime boss died from his injuries soon after he was taken to hospital.

“Usoyan was taken to Botkin Hospital in deep coma, unconscious, but was still breathing, and his heart was beating,” a hospital source told Interfax. Ten minutes later, he failed to regain consciousness and died in the hospital’s emergency surgery room, the source added.

A woman walking out of the restaurant at the same time as Usoyan was taken to the hospital with serious chest and hip injuries. She is currently in intensive care undergoing surgery, RIA Novosti quoted a public healthcare official as saying.

The woman turned out to be “just a passerby” and according to Interfax worked for the restaurant in Povarskaya Street.
‘Grandpa Hassan’ had managed to survive at least two previous assassination attempts: A would-be killer missed him in Sochi in 1998, and another one seriously injured Usoyan and his bodyguard in a 2010 Moscow shooting.
The ‘godfather’ had lately become a target in a war between criminal clans, the police said.

The 2010 and 2013 sniper shootings “are connected and have apparently been prepared by the same people,” a police source told Interfax.
A criminal case over murder and illicit possession of arms has been opened, Russia’s investigation committee said in a statement. Various versions, including ones connected with Usoyan's criminal activity, are being considered, the statement added.

http://rt.com/news/king-russian-mafia-killed-112/

LivelineDipso

Temaz wrote: »

A sniper armed with a suppressed Spetsnaz rifle fired at Usoyan from the roof of a nearby house as the 75-year-old was walking out of a restaurant in Moscow’s Arbat district.

Should of asked for a Non Shooting table.

goose2005

in capitalist Russia, mobster is killed by YOU!

ejmaztec

Temaz wrote: »

Taken out by a sniper, crazy stuff.

Grandpa Hassan would make for a good username on boards!!

He wouldn't last long with the sniping that goes on here.:pac:

1ZRed

Sure the assassin passed the mission and unlocked the second island. Good on him, that's tricky

DrumSteve

Pun.

JustAddWater

This is just one big viral capmpain for GTA5

Relax... Grandpa Hassan, I mean its obviously a fake name!!

super_furry

King of the Russian Mafia v King of the Travellers. Round one, FIGHT!

Sofaspud

DrumSteve wrote: »

Pun.

Complaint that a man dies and puns shouldn't be made

davet82

Sofaspud wrote: »

Complaint that a man dies and puns shouldn't be made

Ban for telling poster to %&*£ off

daRobot

How could he be protected, in this, crazy world?

jester77

I blame video games.

El Siglo

Why does his face remind me of Jabba the Hutt?

davet82

daRobot wrote: »

How could he be protected, in this, crazy world?

so terrible i laughed :pac:

keith16

Sofaspud wrote: »

Complaint that a man dies and puns shouldn't be made

But it's far away, therefore another pun.

Biggins

Temaz wrote: »

Taken out by a sniper, crazy stuff.

http://rt.com/news/king-russian-mafia-killed-112/

Some people in that city then don't have to fear the dead man any longer - but they might now have to fear some replacement which might trying jumping into his criminal rackets.

Artful_Badger

DrumSteve wrote: »

Pun.

Sofaspud wrote: »

Complaint that a man dies and puns shouldn't be made

davet82 wrote: »

Ban for telling poster to %&*£ off

Jesus people are lazy these days.

Deise Vu

A sniper armed with a suppressed Spetsnaz rifle

Let me be the first to get militarily nerdy here. That sentence is the same as saying: 'A sniper armed with an SAS rifle fitted with a silencer.' The use of 'suppressed' makes it sound like the reporter knows what he is writing about; "Spetnatz rifle" gives the game away though.

RATM

Misleading thread title. Putin is the king of the Russian Mafia.

Sofaspud

keith16 wrote: »

But it's far away, therefore another pun.

Incredibly long post about how all humans are equal, something to do with racism, double standards, maybe a relevant personal anecdote thrown in. Oh, and Hitler.

Chuck Stone

Another pun.

squod

CroMagnonMan wrote: »

Jesus people are lazy these days.

Spent five minutes trying work the end of that joke into a response.

''....... did they shoot him in the hole? No. They shot him in the head''.

Da Shins Kelly

Fairly sure this guy is the godfather of the Russian mafia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semion_Mogilevich

DwightSchrute1

is this the sniper?

vlad.jpg

Zebra3

And last season the club he bankrolled had won the Champio-oh wait, it's someone else!

SEPT 23 1989

Any un-suppressed firearms will attract a lot of attention.

Boombastic

Da Shins Kelly wrote: »

Fairly sure this guy is the godfather of the Russian mafia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semion_Mogilevich

Was he at the christening too?

LiamMc

I think there should be more legislation on pun-control.

Boombastic

LiamMc wrote: »

I think there should be more legislation on pun-control.

Thanks for putin it out there:)

Sofaspud

Boombastic wrote: »

Thanks for putin it out there:)

I'll be rushin' to get that enforced!

LiamMc

Tartar.
I could make Elista of the more lesser known quotes, but I'd be Caucus of any of them becoming Permanent.

Thrill

LiamMc wrote: »

I think there should be more legislation on pun-control.

Puns don't kill people, people kill people.

Pottler

He will be sorely missed. It's that sort of thread, a bit Hit and miss.