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Five Men Convicted In Killing Of Putin Foe Boris Nemtsov

Despite the convictions, it's not known who ordered the killing. Nemtsov's daughter said, "Investigators and the court clearly did not want to uncover the truth about this crime."

A Russian jury found five men guilty on Thursday in the 2015 murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, The Associated Press reports. But questions remain about who ordered the killing.

Nemtsov, a prominent critic of President Vladimir, was shot dead lateThe Two-wayAt the time of his death, he had been working on a report about Russia's role in the Ukrainian conflict.

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