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The Woman Who Thwarted Her Own Assassination

Masquerading as Reporter, Assassin Hunted Putin Foes in Ukraine – The New York Times
Pretending to be a reporter for Le Monde, the assassin pulled a gun and fired during an interview with two well-known soldiers in the war against separatists in eastern Ukraine.

This Chechen woman foiled a Russian assassin using a hidden handgun and *bottle of blood-clotting agent*.

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