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The most wanted Chechen rebel warlord, Shamil Basayev, died when a lorry carrying explosives blew up in Ingushetia, near Chechnya.
A pro-rebel website said three other militants died with Basayev in the "accidental" explosion. It denied that Russian forces were involved. Earlier Russia's FSB security service chief, Nikolai Patrushev, said Basayev was killed in a "special operation". Basayev, a key Chechen rebel commander, led many major attacks against Russia. President Vladimir Putin said his death was "deserved retribution" for rebel attacks, including the deaths of more than 300 during a school siege.
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