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Abkhazian deputy interior minister shot dead

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Abkhazia's deputy interior minister, Zakan Dzhugelia, was killed on Monday evening in Sukhumi, Abkhazian Foreign Minister Sergei Shamba said.
SUKHUMI, January 26 (RIA Novosti) - Abkhazia's deputy interior minister, Zakan Dzhugelia, was killed on Monday evening in Sukhumi, Abkhazian Foreign Minister Sergei Shamba said.

He said Dzhugelia was shot in a cafe in the center of the city by an unknown assailant using a shotgun, adding that law enforcement officials believe the killing was connected to his work.

A source at the republic's Interior Ministry said experts were working at the scene.

"According to unconfirmed information, an unknown assailant entered the Kiki cafe and fired several shots at Dzhugelia," the source said.

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