Russian Journalist Killed in Moscow

World | October 7, 2006, Saturday // 00:00

Outspoken Russian journalist Anna Politkovska has been shot to death in Moscow, reports say. A neighbour found Politkovska, who gained popularity with her harsh critiques on the war in Chechnya and Northern Caucasus, in the elevator of the block were she lived. Police have found a gun and four shell casings in the elevators, media reported.

Dimitrii Muratov, Editor-in-Chief of the Novaya Gazeta, where the daring journalist worked, confirmed the news of her murder, saying that she had been shot "at the entrance of her own home".

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