Western leaders have called on the Russian authorities to
get to the truth behind the killing of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov.
The US president urged a "transparent
investigation". The German chancellor said the killing must be explained
and the perpetrators brought to justice.
Mr Nemtsov was shot four times in the back on a bridge near
the Kremlin.
President Putin quickly condemned the killing and has taken
personal control of the investigation.
Investigators say the murder may have been aimed at
"destabilising" Russia.
Russian investigative committee head Vladimir Markin said in
a statement that several motives for the killing were being considered
including "Islamic extremism" and the victim's alleged links with
Ukraine.
"Mr Nemtsov may have been sacrificed by those who do
not shun anything to reach their political gains," the statement said.
It added that the attack was meticulously planned and the
killers - who fled in a car - had been tracking Mr Nemtsov's movements around
the city.
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