Top Muslim cleric killed in Kabardino-Balkaria

15:12 • 16.12.10

The top Muslim cleric in Russia's region of Kabardino-Balkaria has been shot dead.

Anas Pshikhachev, the region's top mufti, was attacked by two unidentified assailants just outside his home in the town of Nalchik on December 15.

He received several gunshot wounds and died of his injuries on the spot.

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