Adlan Khasanov (russian: Адлан Хасанов 25 May 1970 – 9 May 2004) was a Russian Chechen

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and

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, killed in action in

Grozny Grozny ( rus, Грозный, p=ˈgroznɨj; ce, Соьлжа-ГӀала, translit=Sölƶa-Ġala), also spelled Groznyy, is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the 2010 census, it had a po ...

.Reuters Photojournalist Adlan Khasanov Killed With President in Chechen Bomb Blast
/ref> Khasanov studied journalism at the Chechen State University, and later worked in newspapers as a reporter and photographer. He also worked for

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and

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. He was killed during a 9 May

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parade at the "Dynamo" stadium in Grozny, in a bomb blast carried out by Chechen separatists in an attempt to eliminate Kremlin-backed Chechen President

Akhmad Kadyrov Akhmad-Khadzhi Abdulkhamidovich Kadyrov ce, Къадири Ӏабдулхьамидан кӀант Ахьмад-Хьажи, Q̇adiri Jabdulẋamidan khant Aẋmad-Ẋaƶi (23 August 1951 – 9 May 2004) was a Russian politician and revolutionar ...

. The stadium had undergone remodeling and reconstruction, and, according to reports, a bomb placed inside a concrete part of the structure escaped security detection sweeps.

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Workshop in Memory of Reuters Photojournalist Adlan Khasanov

Report on Khasanov's death
- IFEX 1970 births 2004 deaths Chechen journalists Journalists killed while covering the Chechen wars Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty people Reuters people Russian photojournalists War photographers Russian people of Chechen descent Chechen people 20th-century Russian journalists {{Europe-journalist-stub

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