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Rebel authorities in east Ukraine have detained several suspects and declared three days of mourning after the assassination of top separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko.

The 42-year-old head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic was blown up at a cafe in the rebel-controlled city in broad daylight on Friday, becoming the four-year conflict’s most prominent victim from the Moscow-backed side.

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