Animal trainer aimed at tiger but hit Luzhkov`s grandson

Circus performance almost ended up with drama.

Tears of 4-year old Luzhkov`s grandson were not heard because of orchestra sounds. He was hospitalized to Morozov hospital from circus. He was injured by pneumatic bullet which appeared from nowhere. This happened when tigers trained by Zapashnii came to circus stage.

Circus on Worship Mountain where performance took place was demolished. About this accident with Yurii Luzhkov managers talk unwillingly.

Technician Galina said that children wanted to fire from pneumatic pistol in a tiger. Bullets were metallic. On the place of occurrence soldiers found percussion cap "Jevelo" (small gunpowder shell. They are not released nowadays). Yurii Mihailovich with grandson Yura, daughter-in-law and wife of ecology-minister Leonid Bochin sat on box-seats opposite to arena entrance - forgang - from which animals and actors came. One bullet hit Bochina leg, the second Luzhkov`s grandson arm. There is a high probability that they were fired from forgang curtain. The distance between VIP-seats and forgang is 15 meters. At the same moment appeared a version that trainer assistant was firing. The bullets should make a tiger to jump on a ball but hit people.