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Live Blog: Nemtsov Memorial

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-- Thousands turned out today for a public memorial ceremony for opposition leader Boris Nemtsov at the Andrei Sakharov rights center. Family and friends attended his burial service.

-- At least two foreign representatives were prevented from attending Nemtsov's funeral. Bogdan Borusewicz, the Polish senate speaker, was denied a visa and a Latvian MEP, Sandra Kalniete, was refused entry upon landing in Moscow.

-- Russian President Vladimir Putin did not attend the funeral of the former deputy prime minister. Instead, he sent his representative in parliament, Garry Minkh.

-- Anna Durytska, who was with Nemtsov when he was shot, was allowed to return to her home in Ukraine. She says she didn't see who killed Nemtsov.

-- Live stream

NOTE: Times are stated in local time in Moscow

13:47 28.2.2015

13:44 28.2.2015

A reminder that our Russian Service is live-streaming video from the scene of the murder, where mourners are turning out in growing numbers to lay flowers and otherwise honor Nemtsov.

13:40 28.2.2015

He means some horse's backside implying a connection with U.S. Ambassador John Tefft, who was serving as Washington's envoy to Ukraine when journalist Heorhiy Gongadze was murdered there and is now ambassador to Russia.

13:32 28.2.2015

Police have found the car used by the killers to murder Nemtsov, REN TV reports. The car was reportedly found not far from the crime scene.

13:24 28.2.2015

13:24 28.2.2015

13:23 28.2.2015

13:22 28.2.2015

This from overnight:

13:21 28.2.2015

13:21 28.2.2015

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