Chechen woman shot dead
Published: 04 February, 2009, 17:09
A murder investigation is taking place after the body of a 21-year-old Chechen woman was found on Tuesday in woods near the village of Grebenskaya in the east of the Republic.
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Published: 04 February, 2009, 17:09
A murder investigation is taking place after the body of a 21-year-old Chechen woman was found on Tuesday in woods near the village of Grebenskaya in the east of the Republic.