One of the leading opposition in Russia Boris Nemtov has been shot dead by unknown gunmen in Moscow, which many believe may have been a politica assisination. He was killed in central Moscow early on Saturday. The Russian Interior ministry, said the shooting took place shortly after midnight. Interior ministry spokeswoman Yelena Alexyeva told reporters that Nemtsov was walking with a female acquaintance, when a white vehicle drove up and opened fire on the opposition leader and killed him. He was a leading critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin. In recent days, he was promoting an opposition rally planned for Sunday before his dream was cut short. He was reported to have appeared on a radio programe urging listeners to attebd the plannned March rally.
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