Russia Says Chechen Rebel Leader Maskhadov Killed
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › March 08, 2005
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ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia -- Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov, blamed by Russia for last year's school hostage crisis and other deadly terrorist acts, has been killed during a raid, the head of the Federal Security Service told President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. One report said he was killed accidentally by his bodyguards.
The shirtless body of Maskhadov, 53, was shown on Russia's NTV channel.See the full content of this document
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Russia Says Chechen Rebel Leader Maskhadov Killed
The Interfax news agency quoted Maj. Gen. Ilya Shabalkin, a spokesman for Russian forces in the region, as saying Maskhadov had been killed in Tolstoy-Yurt, a villag...
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