Article 55G5X 'They find you and shoot you': Chechens in fear after third Kadyrov critic killed

'They find you and shoot you': Chechens in fear after third Kadyrov critic killed

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Shaun Walker Central and east Europe correspondent
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Chechens who sought safety in EU countries say everyone is scared' after shooting in Vienna

Chechens in Europe have expressed renewed fears for their safety, after a strident critic of the Kremlin-backed Chechnya leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, was shot dead in Vienna on Saturday.

Everyone is scared. We all left to find safety and forget about home, and they find you and shoot you like a dog," said a Chechen man who has received asylum in Austria and asked to remain anonymous, shortly after attending a wake for the dead man in Vienna on Monday afternoon.

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