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Russian TV boss is killed · 2008-03-24 17:59

Russian TV boss is killedThe head of a state TV station in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan has been shot dead, police say.

Gadzhi Abashilov, 58, died when his car was sprayed with bullets from attackers in a passing vehicle in the republic’s capital, Makhachkala.

Russian Prosecutor-General Yuri Chayka said he was taking personal control of the murder investigation.

Mr Abashilov was attacked at 19.45 local time near a supermarket in a residential area of the city.

He died at the scene and his driver was wounded. The motive for the killing is not known.

Mr Abashilov was a well-known journalist in Dagestan, BBC reports.

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