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Boris Nemtsov death: Mourners to pay respects in Moscow | Boris Nemtsov death: Mourners to pay respects in Moscow |
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The funeral is due to be held of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, who was shot dead in Moscow. | The funeral is due to be held of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, who was shot dead in Moscow. |
The service at Moscow's Troyekurovskoye Cemetery will follow a public ceremony at the Andrei Sakharov rights centre. | The service at Moscow's Troyekurovskoye Cemetery will follow a public ceremony at the Andrei Sakharov rights centre. |
Mr Nemtsov, a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin, was killed on a bridge near the Kremlin wall on Friday night. | |
Several prominent foreign and Russian figures have been prevented from attending the funeral. | |
Shot four times | Shot four times |
Tens of thousands of people marched through central Moscow on Sunday to honour Mr Nemtsov, with the opposition claiming some 50,000 people had attended the event. | |
Mr Nemtsov had been due to lead an opposition march that day, but his killing turned the event into a mourning rally. | Mr Nemtsov had been due to lead an opposition march that day, but his killing turned the event into a mourning rally. |
Nemtsov allies have accused the Kremlin of involvement but President Vladimir Putin condemned the murder as "vile" and "provocative", vowing to find the killers. | |
Russia's Investigative Committee said it was looking into a number of possible motives for the murder. | Russia's Investigative Committee said it was looking into a number of possible motives for the murder. |
They include his opposition to the Ukrainian conflict, Islamic extremism - Mr Nemtsov had Jewish ancestry although he had become Orthodox Christian - and an opposition "sacrifice" of its leader to destabilise the state and undermine the president. | |
Mr Nemtsov, 55, had been walking home from a restaurant with his Ukrainian girlfriend, Anna Durytska, when he was shot four times. | |
Ms Durytska, a 23-year-old model, told Russia's independent Dozhd television she had not seen the attacker. | |
"I don't know where he came from but he was behind," she said. | |
"I turned round and all I saw was a light-coloured car. I saw neither the brand nor the licence plate of the car that was driving away." | "I turned round and all I saw was a light-coloured car. I saw neither the brand nor the licence plate of the car that was driving away." |
The Federal Protective Service, in charge of presidential security, said its surveillance cameras had not recorded the shooting because they were pointed towards the Kremlin. | |
Ms Durytska has been allowed to return to Ukraine from Russia after being questioned by police. | Ms Durytska has been allowed to return to Ukraine from Russia after being questioned by police. |
Violent deaths of Putin opponents | Violent deaths of Putin opponents |
April 2003 - Liberal politician Sergey Yushenkov assassinated near his Moscow home | April 2003 - Liberal politician Sergey Yushenkov assassinated near his Moscow home |
July 2003 - Investigative journalist Yuri Shchekochikhin died after 16-day mysterious illness | July 2003 - Investigative journalist Yuri Shchekochikhin died after 16-day mysterious illness |
July 2004 - Forbes magazine Russian editor Paul Klebnikov shot from moving car on Moscow street, died later in hospital | July 2004 - Forbes magazine Russian editor Paul Klebnikov shot from moving car on Moscow street, died later in hospital |
October 2006 - Investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya shot dead outside her Moscow apartment | October 2006 - Investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya shot dead outside her Moscow apartment |
November 2006 - Former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko died nearly three weeks after drinking tea laced with polonium in London hotel | November 2006 - Former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko died nearly three weeks after drinking tea laced with polonium in London hotel |
January 2009 - Human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova shot dead in Moscow | January 2009 - Human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova shot dead in Moscow |
July 2009 - Russian activist Natalia Estemirova shot dead in North Caucasus while investigating many human rights abuses in Chechnya | July 2009 - Russian activist Natalia Estemirova shot dead in North Caucasus while investigating many human rights abuses in Chechnya |
November 2009 - Lawyer Sergei Magnitsky dies of injuries in police custody after exposing alleged tax police corruption | November 2009 - Lawyer Sergei Magnitsky dies of injuries in police custody after exposing alleged tax police corruption |
March 2013 -Boris Berezovsky, former Kremlin power broker turned Putin critic, found dead in his UK home. | March 2013 -Boris Berezovsky, former Kremlin power broker turned Putin critic, found dead in his UK home. |
Who shot Boris Nemtsov? | Who shot Boris Nemtsov? |
Nemtsov killing polarises society | Nemtsov killing polarises society |
Profile: Boris Nemtsov? | Profile: Boris Nemtsov? |