Friday, 18. October 2002

Russian governor reportedly assassinated


The governor of Russia's Far Eastern region of Magadan was assassinated Friday morning on a busy central Moscow street, the capital's police service said. Valentin Tsvetkov, 54, was fatally shot near the Magadan region's permanent Moscow office on Novy Arbat, not far from the Kremlin, during early morning rush hour, Moscow police said.

¬> Sacramento Bee

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