Russian Journalist Killed in North Caucasus

A Russian broadcast journalist was shot and killed late Wednesday in the country’s North Caucasus region, with investigators saying Thursday that his death was likely due to his profession.
Russian Journalist Killed in North Caucasus
People hold portraits of a killed journalist and a lawyer during a rally at the Pushkinskaya Square in central Moscow, on Jan. 19, 2012. A journalist who worked for a state-run broadcaster was shot and killed in the North Caucasus on Dec. 5. (Andrey Smirnov/AFP/Getty Images)
12/6/2012
Updated:
10/1/2015
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People hold portraits of killed journalists and lawyers during a rally at the Pushkinskaya Square in central Moscow, on Jan. 19, 2012. A journalist who worked for a state-run broadcaster was shot and killed in the North Caucasus on Dec. 5. (Andrey Smirnov/AFP/Getty Images)