Footballer caught up in kidnapping scheme after deputy's son 'held at gunpoint'

A Russia international was the victim of an attempted kidnapping by the same group that kidnapped a businessman and demanded a ransom of 10 million Rubles View 2 Images Zenit St Petersburg winger Andrey Mostovoy was the victim of an attempted kidnapping

Russia international Andrey Mostovoy was the victim of an alleged attempted kidnapping . ‌

Four men attempted to kidnap the Zenit St Petersburg winger , 27, in a string of high-profile abductions, but they were unsuccessful after Mostovoy managed to fight back and escape, according to local reports. ‌

The group of kidnappers also reportedly attacked Russian businessman Sergei Selegenya, who is the son-in-law of State Duma deputy Sergei Makarov, a close advisor and supporter of Vladimir Putin, forcing him into a car at gu