Suspects found in Russian reporter’s murder

27 Mar, 2008 06:12 / Updated 16 years ago

Investigators say they have several suspects in the murder of Russian journalist Ilyas Shurpaev, adding the main version now is that personal motives are behind the killing.

Police have conducted several forensic tests including a DNA traces on the scene. They also looked at Shurpaev's blog and his page on social website odnoklassniki.ru in order to find clues. The journalist from Russia's Channel One television station was found strangled in his Moscow apartment last week.