Second Russian Journalist Killed

VOA ^ | 18 Jul 2004

[Tailgunner Joe]

A Russian journalist has been found stabbed and beaten to death on a city road, the second journalist killed in one week in Moscow.

Russian officials said Sunday they are treating the death of Payl Peloyan as a murder. His body was found Saturday.

Mr. Peloyan was the editor of Armyanski Pereulok (Armenian Lane). Investigators are not ruling out a link between his death and his work with the Armenian arts magazine.

Mr. Peloyan's death comes one week after the murder of U.S. citizen Paul Klebnikov, who edited the Russian edition of the U.S. financial magazine, Forbes. Police are investigating possible links between his shooting death and work as a journalist.

[Tailgunner Joe]

Pail Peloyan, editor of Armyansky Pereulok, was found dead with knife wounds to the chest and severe trauma to the head at 7 a.m. Saturday just outside the Moscow Ring Road on the southwestern edge of the city, a city police spokesman told Interfax. He died between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. - LINK

[BrooklynGOP]

The source said Peloyan's death was likely "connected to his business activities, which he preferred to keep quiet."

[trebb]

A Russian journalist has been found stabbed and beaten to death on a city road, the second journalist killed in one week in Moscow.

Russian officials said Sunday they are treating the death of Payl Peloyan as a murder.

Ya think???

[EQAndyBuzz]

Russian journalist killed in Moscow? Communist party gaining some momentum in local politics?

Communism took a holiday. Days of Tass will return soon.

[maestro]

Suicide jumping from the ambulance?

/sarcasm

prayers

[ex-Texan]

Must be the Russkie Mob (ex-KGB) or Russkie Intel Services. Cleaning up after critical leaks just like "Plumbers."