4 Jul 2012 11:34

Three injured in S.Ossetian leader's ex-bodyguard car attack in Tskhinvali

TSKHINVALI. July 4 (Interfax) - The car of a former bodyguard of the South Ossetian president, carrying three people, came under attack on Gafeza Street in Tskhinvali.

One of the victims is a 16-year-old boy, an on-duty officer from the South Ossetian Interior Ministry told Interfax on Wednesday.

The boy and his father, a former state security officer, are in critical condition, "both sustained gunshot wounds to the chest," he said. Doctors are now fighting for their lives.

The third victim is critical, but stable.

Law enforcement officers are working at the scene.