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Moscow - Boris Nemtsov, who was killed on Saturday night, received threats on social networks, said Vadim Prokhorov, a lawyer for Nemtsov's family.

“Several months before today threat were made on social networks. We filed an application [with police] but there was no reaction,” Prokhorov told Interfax.

Nemtsov received murder threats several months ago, the lawyer said.