11 August 2003, 15:57
Czech journalist was murdered in Dagestan
The body of a 30-year old Czech citizen Kraus Martin, who had permanently resided in Prague, was found on Friday on the river bank in the village Chirkata in the Gumbet district of the republic, but was identified later, reported the head of the press-cutting service of the Dagestan Interior Ministry Abdulmanat Musayev.
The traces of knife and bullet wounds were found on the body. Experts say that the body was in the water for at least two days.
On suspicion of the murder, two 25 and 21 years old local inhabitants have already been detained. The police found out that they had the Volkswagen car that had belonged to the murdered as well as his personal belongings.
Source: RIA Novosti
