Germany links Russian agents to Berlin assassination, expels diplomats
(WorldNews Europe)

BERLIN - German authorities said Wednesday they suspect that Russian agents were behind an execution-style killing in Berlin in the summer and expelled two Russian diplomats in connection with the case. The federal public prosecutor said there was `sufficient factual evidence` that the Aug. 23 killing was carried out by Russian intelligence agencies or those of Russia´s Chechen Republic. The German Foreign Ministry declared two employees of the Russian Embassy in Berlin `persona non gratae,` saying that Russian authorities have not cooperated with the investigation `sufficiently` despite repeated `high-ranking` requests. Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected the accusation of...