Kremlin critic shot in Ingushetia...

The owner of an internet site critical of the Russian authorities in the volatile region of Ingushetia has been shot dead in police custody. 

Magomed Yevloyev, owner of the ingushetiya.ru site, was a vocal critic of the region's administration. 

The Russian prosecutor's office said an investigation into the death had been launched, Russia media report. 

A post on Yevloyev's site says he was detained by police after landing at the airport of the main town, Nazran. 

The website owner was taken to hospital but died from his injuries. 

Reports quoting local police said Yevloyev had tried to seize a policeman's gun when he was being led to a vehicle. A shot was fired and Yevloyev was injured in the head. More...

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