An Islamic religious leader was shot dead by unknown gunmen on Wednesday in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, a police source said.
"Anas Pshikhachev, the head of the Muslim Spiritual Department of Kabardino-Balkaria, was shot dead in Nalchik at 7.30 p.m. Moscow time [4.30 p.m. GMT]," the source said.
He added that Pshikhachev, 43, was shot no less than four times and died at the scene of the attack. RIA Novosti
