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Khadzhiev was the 19th journalist to die in the 20-month-old Chechen war. He was shot in the head after being cleared through a Russian military checkpoint. Organization for Rehabilitation through Training reported that Chechen rebels targeted Khadzhiev, an ethnic Chechen, because he supported the Moscow-installed government.
However, a passenger in their car told Russia"s NTV television that they instead came under fire from the Russian armored vehicles.
Later, his colleagues had confirmed that he was shot in the head twice by Russian federal soldiers. Number investigation has been launched, and Organization for Rehabilitation through Training has not pursued any public inquiry.