Tuesday, March 15, 2005

Russians 'Paid Maskhadov Bounty'

Russia's security service says it paid a $10m (£5.2m) bounty for information that led to the killing of Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov.
The service "was approached by citizens who gave the necessary data" on his whereabouts, a spokesman told the AFP news agency.


The Russians said Maskhadov was killed last week in Chechnya, when troops found a bunker where he was hiding.
Russia offered a $10m reward for his capture in 2004.

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