Saturday, October 07, 2006

Chechen war reporter found dead

Chechen war reporter found deadfrom bbc: Anna Politkovskaya, a prominent Russian journalist known as a fierce critic of the Kremlin's actions in Chechnya, has been found dead in Moscow.

She was found shot dead in a lift in a block of flats in the capital, the Interfax news agency said. A pistol and four bullets were found near her body, it added, quoting unnamed police sources.

She fell seriously ill with food poisoning in 2004 which some believed to be an attempt on her life. The award-winning journalist fell sick while on her way to report on the Beslan school siege.

Ms Politkovskaya, who worked for the newspaper Novaya Gazeta, was known for exposing rights abuses by Russian troops in Chechnya. She also acted as a negotiator with the Chechen rebels who held a siege in a Moscow theatre in 2002.

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