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Boris Berezovsky, the combative Russian tycoon who died in late March in an apparent suicide, was quietly laid to rest Wednesday in a London suburb.
Chechen separatist leader Akhmed Zakayev, arrested by Poland at Russia's request, was freed but remains wanted on terrorist charges in Russia.
A Polish court released a Chechen separatist a few hours after his arrest, refusing to hold him on a Russian extradition request.
Polish authorities are trampling on the idea of freedom, said a detained leader of Chechnya's so-called government in exile in Warsaw.
An exiled Chechen leader was detained Friday in Poland where he planned to attend a meeting of Chechens supporting independence for the region, police said.
Poland said no arrest warrant has been issued for an exiled Chechen separatist, but the leader will be arrested if he visits Warsaw for a Chechen gathering.
Russia has asked French authorities for information about a wanted Chechen separatist who is reportedly attending a high-level diplomatic conference.
The latest development in Russia's battle with Chechen separatists takes place abroad, and is a battle of extradition.
A senior Russian official complained Wednesday that Britain was ignoring evidence it had provided to extradite a Chechen terror suspect.
Russia has urged Denmark to prevent a planned visit by a Chechen envoy, Interfax news agency reported Friday.
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