Bolshoi ballet chief heads to Germany after acid attack

Bolshoi ballet director Sergei Filin has gone to Germany to receive further treatment and claims he knows who attacked him.
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Sergei Filin, artistic director of the Bolshoi ballet, was recently released from a Moscow hospital after a masked attacker threw acid in his face. Although the 42-year-old is reported to be recovering well from the attack, he recently flew to Germany to receive further treatment.

‘My body is full of strength and energy,’ Filin told reporters while leaving the hospital.

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