Medics lift the body of Nemtsov, covered with plastic, on Moskvoretsky bridge near St Basil cathedral in central Moscow. — AFP photo
Obama leads western group condemning the killing of Boris Nemtsov, a fierce critic of President Putin
MOSCOW: Western leaders yesterday condemned the drive-by shooting of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin, as he was walking across a bridge near the Kremlin.
US President Barack Obama decried the ‘brutal’ and ‘vicious murder’ of Nemtsov, which came ahead of a major opposition rally planned for Sunday, and called on Russia to conduct an impartial probe.
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