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New York Times: Report says suspect in Russian politician’s killing blows himself up

Published March 8, 2015 at 2:43 pm

An unidentified suspect (R) detained over the killing of Russian opposition activist Boris Nemtsov is escorted by a policemen in a court corridor in Moscow on March 8, 2015. Five suspects accused of involvement in the killing of Nemtsov appeared in court to determine whether they will be officially placed in detention. Two Chechens, Zaur Dadayev and Anzor Gubashev were officially accused of \"the murder of Boris Nemtsov and three others are still suspects,\" Anna Fadeyeva, spokeswoman for the court in central Moscow told the RIA Novosti news agency. AFP PHOTO / DMITRY SEREBRYAKOV

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MOSCOW - A suspect in the murder of the opposition politician Boris Y. Nemtsov blew himself up as the police closed in on him overnight, Russian news reports said on Sunday, while new disclosures indicated that one of the men already detained in the killing had served as a police officer in the fight against Islamic insurgents.