Wednesday, 16. March 2005

Russia Paid $10M for Maskhadov Information


Russia paid $10 million for information that helped it track down a Chechen rebel leader who was killed last week in a special forces operation, its security service said Tuesday.

The Federal Security Service, also said it would offer the same reward for Shamil Basayev, the Chechen warlord who claimed responsibility for September's school hostage-taking in southern Russia that killed 330.

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