Ukrainian lawmaker's son killed in attack in Kiev - source


Investigators inspect a car at a site of a murder attempt on the lawmaker of the Kiev regional council and businessman Viacheslav Soboliev in Kiev, Ukraine December 1, 2019. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

KIEV (Reuters) - Unknown gunmen opened fire at the car of a local lawmaker in the centre of Ukrainian capital of Kiev on Sunday, killing his three-year old son, a police source said.

Vyacheslav Sobolev, a businessman and Kiev regional council lawmaker was at wheel of the car when it was attacked, said the source, who wished to remain anonymous.

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