Russia's Medvedev tells Chechen leader to find killers

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SOCHI, Russia | Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:07am EDT

SOCHI, Russia Aug 14 (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday ordered Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov to find and punish those responsible for recent murders, which he said are aimed at undermining stability in the region.

"The president of the Chechen republic should do everything he can to find and expose those responsible," Medvedev told a news conference in the Russian resort of Sochi. (Reporting by Denis Dyomkin; Writing by Conor Humphries; Editing by Charles Dick)

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