Document #1293814

RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)

Imam Shot Dead In Daghestan

April 11, 2014

An imam serving in a rural area has been shot dead in Russia's volatile North Caucasus republic of Daghestan. 
 
Daghestani police said on April 11 that two masked assailants shot Magomed Zakaryayev in the republic's Kizil-Yurt district overnight.
 
Zakaryayev died at the scene.
 
Investigators have not ruled out the possibility that the imam was killed by followers of extremist Islam.
 
Daghestan has been plagued by violence linked to Islamic extremism and organized crime for years.
 
Militants frequently target police, local officials, and moderate Muslims.

Based on reporting by RIA Novosti and ITAR-TASS

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ecoi.net description:
Daghestan republic: Imam shot dead by two masked assailants in the Kizil-Yurt district
Country:
Russian Federation
Source:
RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)
Original link:
http://www.rferl.org/content/daghestan-imam-shot-dead/25329274.html
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Published:
11 April 2014
Document ID:
1293814 (former ID 273780)

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