Tajikistan culture minister murdered

The Tajik Minister of Culture was shot and killed early today as he left his apartment in the Tajikistan capital of Dushanbe.

Tajikistan culture minister murdered
Sat, 08 Sep, 2001 - 11:04

The Tajik Minister of Culture was shot and killed early today as he left his apartment in the Tajikistan capital of Dushanbe.

An unidentified gunman shot Minister Abdurakhim Rakhimov at close range as he set off for work, said Interior Minister Khumdin Sharipov.

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