Notorious terrorist killed
(Reuters)Updated: 2006-07-11 07:50
![Two soldiers walk past the wreckage of a truck damaged by an explosion that is believed to have killed Chechen rebel leader Shamil Basayev in the village of Ekazhevo in the southern Russian region of Ingushetia July 10, 2006. FSB security chief Nikolai Patrushev said Basayev, along with other Chechen fighters, was killed in an operation by special forces in Ingushetia, a region neighbouring Chechnya. Details of how Basayev was killed were not entirely clear, nor was the role played by special forces. [Reuters]](xin_2307031107522652189312.jpg)
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a cabinet meeting in Moscow's Kremlin July 10, 2006. Russia's most wanted man, Chechen rebel leader Shamil Basayev, was killed overnight, handing a huge boost to President Vladimir Putin on Monday as he prepared to host the G8 summit this weekend. [Reuters]
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