Opposition politician shot dead in Moscow

A leading Russian opposition politician, former deputy prime minister Boris Nemtsov, has been shot dead, Russian officials say.

Sat, 28 Feb, 2015 - 00:00
Bill Sizemore Richmond, Virginia

An unidentified attacker shot Nemtsov four times in central Moscow, a law enforcement source told Russia’s Interfax news agency.

The Internal Affairs Ministry confirmed the killing.

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