BBC - Who killed Russia opposition politician Boris Nemtsov?

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Who killed Russia opposition politician Boris Nemtsov?
By Patrick Jackson
BBC News


A poster of the late Boris Nemtsov at a rally in St Petersburg on Sunday

In the absence of any arrest or claim of responsibility, there are multiple theories for the murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov.

Was he killed because he opposed the policies of President Vladimir Putin and Russia's alleged covert war in Ukraine?

Was he cut down in full view of the Kremlin in an attempt to discredit Russia's leaders or even intimidate them, or incite a rebellion against them?

Perhaps it was an opportunistic attack by someone harbouring a grudge?

Here we look at some of the principal lines of inquiry.
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Was it Putin?

"Illogical" and "unacceptable" is how Mr Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, described this allegation when contacted by the BBC.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31693234