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Prominent Chechen advocate shot dead in Turkish capital | Reuters

Prominent Chechen advocate shot dead in Turkish capital

ANKARA | Thu May 23, 2013 11:10am EDT

(Reuters) - A prominent figure in the Chechen diaspora in Turkey was shot at his Ankara office late on Wednesday, a North Caucasus refugee association said, the latest in a series of killings of Chechens and their sympathizers in the country in recent years.

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