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Russia opposition members in the firing line

Opposition groups in Russia have reacted angrily to a video posted on Instagram showing the former Russian Prime Minister, Mikhail Kasyanov in the cross hairs of a sniper's rifle. He's now an opposition leader and out-spoken critic of President Putin. It was the Kremlin-appointed leader of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov who made the posting. Natalia Pelevina from Mr Kasyanov's Parnas party says the footage constitutes a death threat

(Photo: A still from the Kadyrov video showing Mikhail Kasyanov as a target Credit: Instagram screenshot)

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