Police reports said that Movladi Baisarov, who was wanted on charges of murder, had resisted arrest and attempted to throw a hand grenade at a police officer.
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Baisarov was the bodyguard of former Chechen President Akhmed-hadj Kadyrov, who was assassinated in May 2004.
He had refused to swear allegiance to Ramzan Kadyrov, who is Akhmed-hadj's son.
(AP, dpa)
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