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Lead Bolshoi dancer confesses to acid attack

Star ballet dancer at the Bolshoi confesses to the January acid attack on the theaters director.
Last Modified: 07 Mar 2013 12:28

Police in Russia say three men arrested on Tuesday in connection with an acid attack on the Bolshoi ballet's artistic director, Sergei Filin, have confessed to the crime.

A leading dancer from the troupe has admitted he was the mastermind behind the incident.

Al Jazeera's Robin Forestier-Walker reports from Moscow.

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