Owner Of Russian Bank Shot Dead

The burial of Andrei Kozlov, deputy head of the central bank, murdered in September (ITAR-TASS)

November 21, 2006 - The owner of a small Russian bank was shot dead in Moscow, becoming the third banker to be murdered in the Russian capital in three months.

Reuters reports that Konstantin Meshcheryakov, co-owner of Spetsetstroibank, was shot outside an apartment building in northern Moscow.

(Reuters)