{{Russia\u2019s most notorious mafia boss was gunned down in broad daylight by sniper fire as he exited a restaurant in central Moscow today, according to Russia\u2019s Interior Ministry.}}<\/p>\n
Aslan Usoyan, who was more commonly known as Ded Hasan (Grandpa Hasan), was the patriarch of one of Russia\u2019s most infamous mafia clans.<\/p>\n
The tabloid news website Lifenews.ru published a bloody photo of Usoyan\u2019s dead body.<\/p>\n
The mobster had just left an Azeri restaurant around 2:30 p.m. when he was struck by gunfire. Reports said the shot came from a sniper rifle fired from a nearby rooftop. <\/p>\n
Russia\u2019s Interfax news agency reports that a female bystander was also injured by gunfire.<\/p>\n
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the shooting, but Russian news reports immediately suspected it was the work of a rival gang.<\/p>\n
Usoyan was an ethnic Kurd born in the former republic of Georgia, which was then part of the Soviet Union. <\/p>\n
He had previously survived at least two other assassination attempts. In 2010 he was wounded but survived after being shot in the stomach by a Kalashnikov rifle. <\/p>\n
At the time investigators suggested it was over a dispute with another Georgian mob boss over construction projects for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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