Senior Russian general survives assassination attempt in Moscow restaurant blast

Senior Russian official survives alleged assassination attempt; son-in-law killed, daughter critical in Moscow restaurant bombingA senior Russian general reportedly survived an apparent assassination attempt after a homemade bomb exploded at an upscale Moscow restaurant, killing five people and injuring 19 others, according to the Daily Mail.The blast took place at the Balzi Rossi restaurant in Kudrinskaya Square, just over a mile from the Kremlin, where a private celebration was reportedly being held for the 55th birthday of Colonel General Alexander Chayko, commander-in-chief of Russia’s Aerospace Forces and a senior military commander. The £85,000 party was reportedly filled with Moscow politicians, high-ranking military and intelligence officers and top bureaucrats.According to the Dai