G8 boost for Putin as Chechen rebel killed

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Series Details 11.7.06
Publication Date 11/07/2006
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Report of the killing of the Chechen rebel leader Shamil Basayev, who masterminded the 2004 Beslan school siege. Article says that this gives Vladimir Putin, Russian president, the chance to claim an important victory in the 'war against terrorism' before the Group of Eight summit in St Petersburg, 15-17 July 2006.

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