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Slain Russian opposition leader laid to rest

March 03, 2015 11:00 pm • Last Updated: March 03, 2015 10:50 pm

Mourners follow the coffin of Boris Nemtsov during a farewell ceremony Tuesday at the Andrei Sakharov Center in Moscow. Nemtsov, a charismatic Russian opposition leader and sharp critic of President Vladimir Putin, was gunned down on Friday in the shadow of the Kremlin. Although many in Russia's beleaguered opposition assume that Nemtsov was killed on Kremlin orders, Putin has expressed condolences and insisted that his administration will fully investigate the crime.

Mourners follow the coffin of Boris Nemtsov during a farewell ceremony Tuesday at the Andrei Sakharov Center in Moscow. Nemtsov, a charismatic Russian opposition leader and sharp critic of President Vladimir Putin, was gunned down on Friday in the shadow of the Kremlin. Although many in Russia's beleaguered opposition assume that Nemtsov was killed on Kremlin orders, Putin has expressed condolences and insisted that his administration will fully investigate the crime.

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