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| A former mayor of Vladikavkaz, in Russia's troubled North Caucasus, has been shot dead in his car, police say. | |
| Kazbek Pagiyev's car came under a hail of bullets, killing him and his driver, in Vladikavkaz, the capital of Russia's republic of North Ossetia. | |
| Two days ago Mr Pagiyev was sacked as deputy prime minister in North Ossetia, Russian news agencies report. | |
| He served as mayor until December 2007, when he was replaced by Vitaly Karayev, who was shot dead last month. | |
| North Ossetia, which lies near Chechnya, has been plagued by gangland and militant violence in recent years. | North Ossetia, which lies near Chechnya, has been plagued by gangland and militant violence in recent years. |