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March 9, 2015

Russia: 5 Detained in Murder of Opposition Leader Boris Nemtsov 
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In Russia, authorities say a former Chechen police officer has confessed
to a role in the murder of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. A second man
has also been charged, three others have been detained, and another
reportedly blew himself up during a confrontation with police in
Chechnya. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said the suspect who confessed
had objected to cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad printed by French
magazine Charlie Hebdo. But Nemtsov's allies and relatives expressed
suspicion, saying Nemtsov was killed for criticizing Russian leader
Vladimir Putin.

 

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