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Russia

Rival Of Chechen Prime Minister Killed

Baisarov (left) with Chechen Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov in an undated file photo (ITAR-TASS)

November 18, 2006 -- A rival of Chechen Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov has been shot dead by police in Moscow.

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Police reports said that Movladi Baisarov, who was wanted on charges of murder, had resisted arrest and attempted to throw a hand grenade at a police officer.

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Baisarov was the bodyguard of former Chechen President Akhmed-hadj Kadyrov, who was assassinated in May 2004.

He had refused to swear allegiance to Ramzan Kadyrov, who is Akhmed-hadj's son.

(AP, dpa)

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