A FORMER Russian banker shot and critically injured by an attacker as he returned to his east London apartment was under armed guard in a hospital.

 

FORMER RUSSIAN BANKER GERMAN GORBUNTSOV WAS SHOT OUTSIDE HIS CANARY WHARF APARTMENT IN LONDON. DAILY MAIL The Times said German Gorbuntsov was in a coma following the suspected assassination attempt on Tuesday night as he entered a block of apartments close to the Canary Wharf financial hub. The Russian newspaper Kommersant said the attacker "presumably" had a submachine gun and Gorbuntsov was hit several times and in a critical condition. But The Times quoted a police spokesman as saying reports that a submachine gun was used were "speculative". Sky reported that London's Metropolitan Police said it was "too early to speculate" on Russian reports the attack could be linked to the 2009 attempted murder of another Russian banker, Alexander Antonov, in Moscow. Gorbuntsov was a witness in that case, according to Kommersant. Kommersant said Gorbuntsov, described as being in his 40s, was the former owner of several banks in Russia and Moldova. His shooter, who ran from the scene, was described as being white, about 1.8m tall, thin and wearing dark clothing.

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