09-03-2005, 00:43
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Chechen leader Maskhadov killed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4330039.stm
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Originally Posted by BBC News
Russian forces say Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov has been killed.
Russian television showed pictures of a body resembling that of Mr Maskhadov, 53, in a pool of blood in Chechnya.
President Vladimir Putin has asked for further identification. However, Mr Maskhadov's envoy in London, Akhmed Zakayev, later confirmed the death.
Mr Zakayev said resistance in Chechnya would continue despite the death of Mr Maskhadov, seen as the most moderate of Chechnya's rebel commanders.
Mr Maskhadov was elected Chechen president in January 1997 but was ousted two years later.
Thousands of people - many of them civilians - have been killed in the 10-year war between Russian forces and Chechen separatists.
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