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Two suspects charged with Boris Nemtsov murder

Two suspects have been charged with involvement in the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, a spokeswoman for the Moscow Court has said.

Five men have been detained over the killing of the vocal Kremlin critic, who was shot four times in the back as he crossed a bridge in Moscow last week.

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Two more suspects detained over Nemtsov shooting

Two more murder suspects have been detained by police in Russia over the death of vocal Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, Agence France-Presse reports.

The men, reportedly both from the Chechnya region, are being questioned alongside two others arrested yesterday.

Former Prime Minister Nemtsov, aged 55, was shot four times in the back as he crossed a bridge in Moscow last week.

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