One of the murdered men was said to be close to Doku Umarov, an Islamist terrorist leader who is Russia's most wanted man Photo: REUTERSPayback? Istanbul Assassination Victims Linked to Moscow Bombing -- ABC News
Two of the three suspected Chechen militants gunned down in what appeared to be a professional assassination in Istanbul last week shared a link to one of the deadliest terror attacks in Russian history.
Rustam Altemirov, who Turkish police said was shot by an assailant with a silenced pistol on the street in broad daylight Friday along with two other men, was charged in absentia in June for his alleged role in the suicide bombing of Moscow's Domodedovo airport in February, according to Russia's state news organization. The bombing killed 37 people and injured over 100 more.
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Update #1: Kremlin hit squad 'assassinate Chechen Islamist in Istanbul' -- The Telegraph
Update #2: Russian Agent Suspected in Istanbul Killing of Ex-Rebels -- The Moscow Times
My Comment: I must confess .... I am not crying over the deaths of these men.
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