The assassination of Anna Politkovskaya, the Russian journalist, writer, and recipient of numerous international awards, took place on Saturday, 7 October 2006. She was found shot dead in the elevator of her apartment block in central Moscow. Her murder, viewed as a contract killing, sparked a strong international reaction.[1][2]
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- ^ "Chechen war reporter found dead". BBC News. 2006-10-07. Archived from the original on 2006-12-07. Retrieved 2006-10-09.