Ivan Safronov Was Killed
Russian daily Kommersant said their reporter, Ivan Safronov, was killed while trying to uncover a plan by Russia to sell sophisticated missiles to Syria and Iran.
Safronov told his editors that he had uncovered information on the sale of Su-30 fighter jets to Syria and S-300V missiles to Iran while attending IDEX 2007 arms exhibition in UAE.
He later told colleagues that he had found information that more contracts had been signed between Russia and Syria for the sale of MiG-29 jets and Pantsir-S1 and Iskander-E missiles.
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