Bomb Kills Chechnya's President at Stadium ; Explosion Rips Through Vip Section During Event to Mark Holiday
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GROZNY, Russia - A bomb ripped through a stadium in the Chechen capital during a Victory Day ceremony on Sunday, killing provincial president Akhmad Kadyrov, the Kremlin's point man for efforts to control separatist violence in the war-wracked region.
No group claimed responsibility for Sunday's explosion, which killed as many as 24 people, but suspicion inevitably fell on separatist rebels, who have made Kadyrov a top target and tried to assassinate him several times.See the full content of this document
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Bomb Kills Chechnya's President at Stadium ; Explosion Rips Through Vip Section During Event to Mark Holiday
Police and soldiers launched an extensive search after the blast and detained at least five people, news reports said.
The attack harshly underlined the difficulties Russia faces in restoring order in the southern...See the full content of this document
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